Tiny Teenage Fossil Whale Found in Egypt Named for King Tut - Middle East
The Small Early Whale Tutcetus, a Species Previously Unknown to Science, Lived in What Is Today the Western Desert of Egypt and Was Just 8 Feet Long
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The Small Early Whale Tutcetus, a Species Previously Unknown to Science, Lived in What Is Today the Western Desert of Egypt and Was Just 8 Feet Long
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country's Western Desert, is that of a previously unknown species. The creature, an ancestor of the modern-day whale, is believed to have lived 43 million years ago.
Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country's Western Desert, is that of a previously unknown species. The creature, an ancestor of the modern-day whale, is believed to have lived 43 million years ago.
Científicos descubrieron el fósil de una especie de ballena anfibia de cuatro patas previamente desconocida en Egipto de 43 millones de años de antigüedad.
It is believed to be the first time in history that an Arab-Egyptian team has documented a new species of whales.