Exhibit shows how whales' ancestors left land behind
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By Wynne ParryLiveScienceNEW YORK — By moving into the water full-time, the ancestors of whales paved the way for their descendants to become behemoths, largely free from gravity's constraints. Today, the blue whale is the largest animal ever to live.But even before the move, this lineage was setting size records. One ancient cousin to modern whales and hippos, called Andrewsarchus mongoliensis, r...