Ancient fossil sheds light on how whales made move to water
The small whale, named for a pharaoh, provided big insights for scientists about the evolution of whales.
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The small whale, named for a pharaoh, provided big insights for scientists about the evolution of whales.
Fossilised remains of a small prehistoric whale found in Egypt is the smallest species of basilosaurid – an extinct family of aquatic whales.
The whale, which is believed to be the smallest to has ever existed, was discovered in the Western Desert of Egypt.
The fossil of the whale include a skull, jaw, teeth and vertebrae fragments, said researchers.
A new ancient miniature whale species has been identified – and named after the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, who was also small in stature.