Ancient four-legged whale from Peru walked on land, swam in sea

Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 13:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists have unearthed fossils in a coastal desert of southern Peru of a four-legged whale that thrived both in the sea and on land about 43 million years ago in a discovery that illuminates a pivotal stage in early cetacean evolution.

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