False killer whale (#Pseudorca crassidens): described as a fossil by Owen in 1846 for a skull found in the Lincolnshire Fens of east England, but then discovered as a modern animal thanks to strandings of 1861 and 1862 [pics PD; Juan Ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0] 5/n

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New paper: Evolution of killer/false killer whales! Macrophagy is a recent adaptation, likely entirely within the Pleistocene (as I supected!) - new Pseudorca-like dolphin, Rododelphis, indicates recent evolution from fish-eating ancestors...https://t.co/18YSWHvuuM

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False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)

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Next on the list is the False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) with his killer smile.

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you've heard of long orca...get ready for....long pseudorca

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