Egyptian scientists discovered a diminutive 41-million year old whale and named it after King Tut

• Egyptian paleontologists found a new, extinct whale species, about the size of a bottlenose dolphin.
• It is the smallest known whale of the extinct basilosaurids family, says the scientists' new study.
• The species is named "Tutcetus rayanensis," after King Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian Pharoah.  

To scientists' delight, it's the summer of the ancient whale, and a new, extinct species of a miniature one has been discovered in Egypt, according to research published Thursday.