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Whale of a Whale: Meet Leviathan Melvillei

Buried out in the Peruvian desert is something that can only be called a whale of a whale. “Leviathan Melvillei” has such large teeth that, when uncovered, scientists thought they were elephant tusks.

The first discovery was a three-meter long fossilized skull — that is three times the size of a modern killer whale.

This may be the only previous sighting:

Source: CNN

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