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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."
They lost their spine and hind legs 5 million years later
I can see why slashdotters don't read the article if the article claims things like whales are invertebrates ;-)
"The weirdest thing about a mind, is that every answer that you find, is the basis of a brand new cliche" -
How many people have Latin spell-checking installed?
A classicla latin spell checker would say it's a typo, because this is a new word invented by biologists.
In soviet russia the government regulates the companies.
At least that link shows an artist impression of the creatures, which is the only thing most people care about. Thanks for posting. :-)