Pliny the Elder [1st century CE] (Natural History, Book 9, 4.11): Turranius has stated that a monster was cast ashore on the coast at Cadiz that had 24 feet of tail-end between its two fins, and also 120 teeth, the biggest 9 inches and the smallest 6 inches long. The skeleton of the monster to which Andromeda in the story was exposed was brought by Marcus Scaurus from the town of Jaifa in Judaea and shown at Rome among the rest of the marvels during his aedileship; it was 40 feet. long, the height of the ribs exceeding the elephants of India, and the spine being 1 foot 6 inches thick. - [Rackham translation]

Thomas of Cantimpré [circa 1200-1272 CE] (Liber de natura rerum, Marine monsters 6.21): There was an exposed beast (Exposita bestia) on that side of the sea, which, passing by the Lydian city, is tied to the town of Joppa. One of these beasts, as Pliny writes, was brought to Rome among the rest of the wonders of the world, which Scaurus Romanorum prepared most abundantly in his building. And they found that the beast had the largest and longest teeth in it, five cubits thick. By this, therefore, they can justly be signified, not just the princes, I would say, but the robbers of the world, who as it were with their most monstrous teeth, oppress far and wide and devour the poor people; and being stuffed with these spoils, they become food for him who, according to the prophet, devoured all the tenderness of Babylon. - [Badke translation/paraphrase]