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40-Million-Year-Old 'Walking Whale' Fossil Found In Peru
minty3 writes "Found in the Ocucaje Desert in southern Peru, the fossils belong to a group called Achaeocetes, or ancient whales, that possess both land and sea-dwelling characteristics. Over time, the ancient land animals adapted to water environments where their legs became fin-like and their bodies began to resemble modern sea mammals like dolphins and whales."
40-Million-Year-Old 'Walking Whale' Fossil Found In Peru
I was wondering what had happened to Cowboy Neil. Glad they found him again.
Aren't walking whales quite common at places like Walmart?
bickerdyke
It's misspelled in the article as well as in the summary, so I guess we know that a) at least the submitter can copy and paste accurately, and b) the International Business Times is probably not the best place for accurate science reporting.
It's got to be better than "Walking in Wales"
I say we take off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...
>> whales are invertebrates
Given their size, it seems more likely the vertebrates are in them.
"They lost their spine"
Seeing their imminent defeat at the hands of the coconut-wielding proto-simians, their landlubbing ancestors lost heart and fled to the sea.
classicla
You conjugated wrong.
W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.