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Greek manuscript showing a swordfish, narwhal, hammerhead shark and whale, 16th century AD (lemmy.world)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22976948

https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/11/page/2/

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[โ€“] TurboMars3@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The swordfish looks more like a sawfish to me.

[โ€“] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Neither has a blowhole, though. Still, I give the dude credit for giving them interesting personalities while making them generally recognizable.