Sperm whale's giant head uncovered
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 16:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The largest fossilized skull of the mammal is found off the coast of Peru. The 12-million-year-old skull belonged to a now-extinct genus and species of sperm whale. Paleontologists digging near the coast of Peru have uncovered the largest fossilized skull of a sperm whale ever found.