Barnacles are best known as sessile creatures that stick to rocks or perhaps ships. But some species of barnacles glue themselves to whales. They create a tight bond to the whale ...

A Pleistocene-aged fossil whale barnacle (genus: Coronula) from the eastern Pacific Coast. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

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A rare whale tooth unearthed at a Copper Age “mega village” in Spain has shed light on the artistry of Iberian people who lived in the Mediterranean region over 4,000 years ago. The tooth, discovered ...

A 1,500-pound whale fossil was found along the Gaviota Coast. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History says the fossil is unique for how complete it is. Credit: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural ...

Davidson family found 20-million-year-old whale fossil during a beach walk in Australia. Kristina Davidson said, “We spent some time trying to dig it up and look at it.” Whales have existed for over ...

It’s a whale of a discovery. Literally. A team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) recently excavated the skull and other fossilized bones of a ...

A 20-million-year-old whale fossil has been dug up from an Australian beach after a family stumbled across the extremely rare, “mind-blowing” relic while they were on vacation. The remnants of the ...