Massive Fossilized Whale's Tooth Found In Australia

  • 8 years ago
Fossil collector Murray Orr recently discovered a massive fossilized sperm whale tooth at Beaumaris Bay in Australia. It's now on display at Museum Victoria in Melbourne.

Museum Victoria in Melbourne just unveiled a massive, prehistoric whale's tooth said to be the largest ever found in Australia. 
The fossilized tooth was found by collector Murray Orr at Beaumaris Bay.
It belongs to an extinct species of sperm whale and is being touted as the city's "answer" to Moby Dick. But maybe the comparison isn't so far off. 
The discovery of the tooth is the first bit of evidence