A long trip to Maryland turns into a fossil hunt along the famous Calvert Cliffs, where shark teeth and ancient marine remains are washing out of the formation. The goal is big teeth, possibly even ...

The sperm whale tooth is the first of its kind found in Copper Age Iberia. Credit: PLOS One (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323773 An extraordinary discovery was made at the Valencina Copper Age ...

Leviathan melvillei was one of the most terrifying marine predators to ever exist, dominating the oceans millions of years ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This long, slender sperm whale tooth ...

A man was charged in federal court in San Francisco today with illegally importing teeth from sperm whales that were used for art, court records show. James Saunders imported 17 pounds of sperm whale ...

Dr. G. E. Folk Jr. CURVED WHALE TOOTH HAS SCRIMSHAW WHALING SCENE ON ONE SIDE. IN THE FOREGROUND IS A SCENE OF 6 MEN IN A SKIN BOAT ATTACKING A WHALE. THE BACKGROUND HAS 2 OTHER SHIPS FLANKING THE ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A 69-year-old from St. Helena will spend 30 days in home confinement and pay a $15,000 fine after importing, selling and possessing sperm whale teeth and bones, according to ...