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40-Million-Year-Old 'Walking Whale' Fossil Found In Peru

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-long-time-ago dept.

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."

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  1. Invertibrate Whales? by rufty_tufty · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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 ;-)

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  2. I was wondering by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    40-Million-Year-Old 'Walking Whale' Fossil Found In Peru

    I was wondering what had happened to Cowboy Neil. Glad they found him again.

  3. Re:That's Archaeocetes! by loufoque · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How many people have Latin spell-checking installed?

  4. WhaleMart by bickerdyke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Aren't walking whales quite common at places like Walmart?

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