. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Cast of the Tasmanian fossil whale as exhibited in the Fossil Gallery of the Australian Museum. Il'hcitci—G. ('. Cliittuii. reputation has extended far l)eyond the country in which his work is carried on. The mind of the ordinary mortal cannot conceive of the age of the beds in which the fossil was found. They cannot be less than some 20,000,000 years old—the age of Tutankhamen"s tomb is a mere trifle by com]) A fearsome tooth, notable for its massive strength and a form which makes for great cutting and shearing power. I Photo.—
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. Cast of the Tasmanian fossil whale as exhibited in the Fossil Gallery of the Australian Museum. Il'hcitci—G. ('. Cliittuii. reputation has extended far l)eyond the country in which his work is carried on. The mind of the ordinary mortal cannot conceive of the age of the beds in which the fossil was found. They cannot be less than some 20,000,000 years old—the age of Tutankhamen"s tomb is a mere trifle by com]) A fearsome tooth, notable for its massive strength and a form which makes for great cutting and shearing power. I Photo.— G. C. Clutton. This ancient whale was extremely fierce, and Avas a fish feeder. It pos- sessed extraordinary teeth one of which is pictured here. Notice, the shark like nature of this tooth. It is made for cutting and grasping. No whale of the present time has teeth like it. Yet we can never tell what scientific sur- prises the depths of the sea may hold in store for us. In his evidence before. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Australian Museum. Sydney, Australian Museum
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