>>Topping out at a length of about 8 meters (26 ft), the killer whale (or orca) is the ocean’s top predator – it even goes after other kinds of whales. With that in mind, just imagine what fun a 15-meter (49-ft) predatory whale would be. That’s the approximate skeletal length of Basilosaurus isis, a prehistoric toothed whale that is now believed to have likewise fed on its fellow whales.<<

https://newatlas.com/basilosaurus-isis-predator-whale/57987

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0209021

PermeateFree said:

>>Topping out at a length of about 8 meters (26 ft), the killer whale (or orca) is the ocean’s top predator – it even goes after other kinds of whales. With that in mind, just imagine what fun a 15-meter (49-ft) predatory whale would be. That’s the approximate skeletal length of Basilosaurus isis, a prehistoric toothed whale that is now believed to have likewise fed on its fellow whales.<<

https://newatlas.com/basilosaurus-isis-predator-whale/57987

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0209021

The wiki article on Basilosaurus is interesting, although known since 1894, the first complete skeleton was only discovered in 2015.

There are two Basilosaurus species. One is thought to have fed exclusively on sharks and other fish. The other species is known to have attacked a juvenile Dorudon, another type of whale.

Looks charming. I’d be sure to invite it home to meet mother.

Kothos said:

Looks charming. I’d be sure to invite it home to meet mother.

I love that photo, too. The teeth are very interesting, not as fish/squid eating as the orca and sperm whale but more so than the saltwater crocodile. I wonder how they compare to T-rex teeth.

Basilosaurus above, T-rex below. Not too different, actually.