Basilosaurus, which means “King Lizard,” was actually a whale that lived 30-45 million years ago. Scientists have also just published a paper indicating that it was likely apex predator.
(image:
Voss et al., 2019)
As I scrolled, each vertebrae descending down my mobile screen, I grew more and more ready for this bony fucker to be one of them “do you love the color of the sky” posts but naw, just a long bony bastard.