Smithsonian Scientists Discover Fossil 'White Whale' (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Smithsonian Scientists Discover Fossil 'White Whale' (2 of 2)

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Research student Alex Boersma with the type fossil specimen of Albicetus oxymycterus, composed of the beak and lower jaws of the whale. The specimen is about 14-16 million years old.

Credit

Jame Di Loreto, Smithsonian.

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