Prehistoric Moby Dick?

Fossil discoveries of now extinct raptorial sperm whales tell us that the living sperm whale is actually the exception to a prehistoric body plan, only a specialized offshoot of a once diverse and hypercarniverous group.

Written, Narrated, and Edited by Ethan Cowgill.
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@EthanCowgill

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References:
"The giant bite of a new raptorial sperm whale from the Miocene epoch of Peru"
http://bit.ly/1qzQlBp

A new stem-sperm whale (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteroidea) from the Latest Miocene of Peru
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631068308001061

Fossil sperm whales (Cetacea, Physeteridae) from Gunma and Ibraki prefectures, Japan; with observations on the Miocene fossil sperm whale Scaldicetus shigensis
http://www.gmnh.pref.gunma.jp/research/no_10/bulletin10_1_1.pdf

A high resolution stratigraphic framework for the remarkable fossil cetacean assemblage of the Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089598111100023X

Foot-Long Ancient Tooth Discovered on Australian Beach
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/science/foot-long-ancient-tooth-discovered-on-australian-beach.html

Tooth of Extinct Killer Sperm Whale Found in Australia
http://news.discovery.com/animals/whales-dolphins/tooth-of-extinct-killer-sperm-whale-found-in-australia-160422.htm

Tooth of giant sperm whale fossil found on Melbourne beach
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-21/giant-sperm-whale-fossil-found-on-melbourne-beach/7348230



Music Credits:
0:00 "47 - F20" by Kosta T
0:45 "Hagens Misery" by Kosta T
2:38 "The Secret Code is 5oy24u" by Rui
5:09 "Remission" by Kosta T
5:50 "Will I Ever See Another Sunrise" by Kai Engel
7:00 "47 - F20" by Kosta T

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