Egypt's Wadi Hitan: the mysterious valley of the whales
A vast graveyard of prehistoric whales has been uncovered in the Egyptian desert.
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A vast graveyard of prehistoric whales has been uncovered in the Egyptian desert.
Marine biologist Sarika Cullis-Suzuki (daughter of David Suzuki) began her co-hosting gig on CBC-TV’s The Nature of Things, with the Jan. 11 episode “The Mystery of the Walking Whale”. View
Scientists discovered a new species of extinct whale that lived in the ancient sea that once covered present-day Egypt around 41 million years ago. An international team of scientists, led by Egyptian researchers, has made a remarkable find: a new species of extinct whale, Tutcetus rayanensis, that
The small whale, named for a pharaoh, provided big insights for scientists about the evolution of whales.
Today, a team led by the internationally-acclaimed paleontologist announced the discovery of a new species of extinct whale that inhabited the sea covering present-day Egypt around 41 million years ago.With an estimated length of 2.5 meters and a body mass of approximately 187 kilograms, the new species, named Tutcetus rayanensis, is the smallest basilosaurid whale known to date and one of the oldest records of its family in Africa.