The Other King!

Basilosaurus, “King Lizard,” is actually a… whale!!! Yep! When found twas thought to be a 100’ long lizard, hence the name. However, it didn’t take too long before mammal experts saw the teeth and said, “whale!” The crazy thing is this whale has tiny hind limbs!

The apex predator of its day, it ruled the Tethys Sea 40 million years ago. At 70’ long and 14+ tons, nothing alive could stand up to it!

It ate sharks and dolphin-like mammals called Durodon. We know this because we have found them with both kinds of creatures in their bellies. Massive biting power, tremendous straight-line speed, this whale feared nothing.

Fossil Crates sells a complete adult Basilosaurus skeleton as well as its skull.

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