Images of the two fossil whale skulls with bite marks (IMAGE)

Bournemouth University

Images of the two fossil whale skulls with bite marks

Caption

Photographs (left) showing the extinct right whale partial skull with shark bite marks highlighted in red. The more complete skull on the lower part of the illustration is from another individual of the same right whale species. Photographs (right) showing shark bite marks on the rostrum of the monodontid cranium, targeting the fat-rich melon. The skull on the lower part of the illustration is the one of a modern beluga. Photos and illustrations by Olivier Lambert (RBINS).

Credit

Photos and illustrations by Olivier Lambert (RBINS)

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