Researchers have unveiled the fossils of a juvenile ancient whale that hunted off ancient Australia with large forward-facing ...

Found on the southern coast of Australia, the species could fill gaps in scientists' understanding of baleen whale evolution ...

A major marine research breakthrough has been made in south-eastern Australia as a new species of dinosaur has been ...

A fossil found along the coast of Australia has revealed the existence of a “fearsome” predator that roamed the Earth’s oceans millions of years ago. The prehistoric remains — consisting of a partial ...

Unlike the gentle giants that cruise today’s oceans, Janjucetus dullardi was a compact, sharp-toothed predator, more ...

The ancient 'baby whale' was the size of a dolphin with eyes the size of tennis balls and lived around 30million years ago.

The findings offer insight into the early evolution of baleen whales – the filter-feeding giant mammals cruising through modern oceans. It also sheds more light on the prehistoric region, now in ...