Australia finds 'cute' ancient whale with razor-sharp teeth

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying on Wednesday that the species was "deceptively cute" but a fearsome predator.

Museums Victoria pieced together the species from an unusually well-preserved skull fossil found on Victoria's Surf Coast in 2019.

Scientists discovered a "fast, sharp-toothed predator" that would have been about the size of a dolphin.