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From: 2MAR$10/29/2014 11:11:59 AM
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"A "walking whale" fossil discovered in Peru may provide new evidence for how whales evolved from land to sea creatures.*

The whale fossils belong to a creature in the suborder Archaeoceti, meaning "ancient whales."

These mammals share c...ertain characteristics with their land-dwelling ancestors, most notably evidence of legs. The whale had teeth that were more like that of a terrestrial animal, as well as a cavity in the cranium that is more consistent with land mammals than sea mammals.

Fossils from sea mammals as old as the whale found in the Ocucaje desert have never been found in Peru before. Previous ancient sea mammal fossils have been found in Egypt, Pakistan and India. The Ocucaje desert has yielded remains of other marine creatures, and there are probably plenty more to be found."

*This discovery was made last year (2013)

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