Author: Natural History Museum

DESCRIPTION These petrified fossils are from the National Fossil Wood Park in Thiruvakkarai, Tamil Nadu. The fossils at National Fossil Wood Park were first unearthed by M.Sonneret, a European naturalist in 1781, and consequently by the Geological Survey of India. The fossilized tree trunks, which are 20 million years...

Taxonomy Phylum: Chordata Class    : Mammalia Order   : Cetartiodactyla Family : Delphinidae Scientific name: Pseudorca crassidens    Description False killer whales are large members of the dolphin family. It is a rare, large and active whale. False killer whales have dark coloration except for some lighter patches near the...