Photo shows fossilized amphibious four-legged whale teeth at Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre in Dakahlia province, Egypt, Sept. 4, 2021. Fragments of bones, including a fractured non-human large skull, mandibles, some isolated long crooked teeth, ribs and vertebrae, dating back to 43 million years ago, belong to an ancient amphibious four-legged whale. Excavated from rocks in the Fayum Depression of Egypt's Western Desert, the discovery is considered a scientific leap in paleontology and zoology, helping trace the story of the transition of early whales from land to sea, according to the researchers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Feature: Egypt's discovery of ancient 4-legged whale leap in paleontology: researchers
Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-10 22:10:55|Editor: huaxia