Thursday, 4 April 2019

Amphibious, four-legged whale fossil might be a missing link

An artist's rendition of Peregocetus pacificus, a newly described species of amphibious, four-limbed whale

Whales weren't always the giants of the sea that we know today – their ancestors plodded around on land before taking to a more aquatic lifestyle. Now a team of palaeontologists has uncovered the fossil bones of a strange new "missing link" whale species, which had four legs and was amphibious.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2FPOrGF

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