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Discovery of unknown four-legged whale fossil 'could unlock secrets of evolution'
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dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Scientists have found fossils dating back 43 million years that appear to come from a four-legged whale species that has not been discovered before.Crucially the find could help to deepen further scientist's knowledge of how whales evolved to transition from land to sea over millions of years of evolution.
The newly discovered amphibious whale was found in Egypt and appears to belong to the Protocetidae family, a group of extinct whales.The fossil of the whale named Phiomicetus anubis was unearthed from the middle Eocene rocks in Egypt's Western Desert, an area once covered by vast seas, reports euronews.Around three metres long and weighing an estimated 600kg the Phiomicetus anubis.
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