Why it's incredible: The valley holds hundreds of primitive whale skeletons, some of which have "feet." Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale ...

Two newly described fossil whales--a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the transition from land to ...

In the heart of Egypt’s Western Desert, scientists have uncovered more than 400 fossilized skeletons of prehistoric whales. These remains, some over 40 million years old, feature hind limbs and toes, ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two newly described fossil whales---a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Two newly described fossil whales---a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the ...

View of the locality Media Luna, where Peregocetus was discovered, in the Pisco Basin, coastal Peru, at the beginning of the excavation, in November 2011. Credit: O. Lambert. Scientists have a ...

Valley of the Whales or Wadi Hitan is a fossil area in the northwest of the Wadi El-Rayan Reserve, dating back some 40 million years. These excavations are of fossilized structures of primitive whales ...

SUMMERVILLE — Skye Basak scours the bones. They’re grooved and gray, scattered on a dusty table like ancient souvenirs. A floor lamp washes the baubles in buttery light, and under Basak’s searching ...

Scientists excavating in a Peruvian desert have found the fossilized bones of what they argue may have been the heaviest animal ever to live: a strange ancient whale that may have had a teensy head ...

Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale skeletons, some of which have feet and toes preserved. These skeletons and other marine fossils date to the ...