"The snout of Hupehsuchus is highly convergent with modern baleen whales," the study concludes. Yet does that mean that whales are somehow descended from the noble Hupehsuchus? Not exactly.

A hungry whale mid-gulp, a lazy seagull riding a sea turtle, an adorable-yet-deadly mini octopus and a group of alien-looking fish babies fused to eggs were some of the stars of a recent ocean ...