Named after Basilosaurus, one of the first fossil ... And the discoveries of new forms such as Tutcetus and Perucetus lead to queries about how such whales evolved in the first place, as well ...

It's estimated to have been around 8 feet long and weighed about 412 pounds. The newly discovered Tutcetus rayanensis, named for King Tut, is a basilosaurid, an extinct family of fully aquatic whale.

Perucetus still possessed vestigial back limbs. Skeletal traits indicate Perucetus was related to Basilosaurus, another early whale that was similar in length but less massive. Basilosaurus ...

This time, the scientific journal Nature has announced that there is a possibility that the heaviest animal in history is a member of the Basilosaurus family, a primitive whale that is estimated ...