New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt
Scientists in Egypt have identified a new species of four-legged whale that lived around 43 million years ago./ The fossil of the amphibious Phiomicetus anubis was originally discovered in Egypt's Western Desert./ Its skull resembles that of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of the dead after which it was named./ The ancestors of modern whales developed from deer-like mammals that lived on land over the course of 10 million years./ Weighing an estimated 600kg and three metres (10ft) in length, the Phiomicetus anubis had strong ...
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