The 'Ocucaje Predator' was about 55 feet long and used its massive, powerful teeth to feed on tuna and sharks.
the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert. Scientists called the creature a"sea monster" that"surely did a lot of damage."
The"Ocucaje Predator," as the researchers dubbed it, was about 55 feet long and used its massive, powerful teeth to feed on tuna, sharks and schools of sardines. Team member Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi explained the basilosaurus differs from other known ancient whale species by its size and the development of its teeth, both of which indicate the animal was likely at the top of the food chain.
Whales had not yet evolved, and almost all cetaceans were marine macropredators, according to the research team.
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