Basilosaurus: When Whales Had Teeth 🦷🐋
When Whales Had Teeth Basilosaurus is one of the most fascinating prehistoric marine mammals. Despite its name, which means «king lizard,» it was not a reptile but rather a primitive cetacean, a distant ancestor of modern whales. This apex predator of the Late Eocene (approximately 41 to 34 million years ago) ruled the oceans with…