Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

Researchers have found the nearly complete fossilized skeleton of a primitive whale in Egypt's Western Desert. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

The primitive whale Mammalodon colliveri might have sucked up prey from seafloor mud, suggesting the origin of today's giant filter-feeding whales. Museum Victoria / Source: LiveScience.

The 47.5 million-year-old mother represents a transitional phase in whale evolution before the behemoths had fully committed to a life in the ocean deeps, researchers say. The findings lend credence ...

Paleontologists presented this Thursday the fossilized remains of a basilosaur, a “primitive whale” that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found at the end of 2021 in a desert in Peru ...

Anatomy, feeding ecology, and ontogeny of a transitional baleen whale: a new genus and species of Eomysticetidae (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Oligocene of New Zealand. PeerJ , 2015; 3: e1129 DOI ...

During the Eocene, Alabama was home to a host of primitive whales, including Basilosaurus cetoides — a ferocious marine mammal that lived 34 million to 40 million years ago and grew up to 60 ...

The largest animal on Earth today is the blue whale, with adults said to weigh an average of about 100 tons. In addition, research on fossils found in Peru revealed that 40 million years ago there ...

Researchers identify 3 new fossil whale species of New Zealand. University of Otago. Journal PeerJ DOI 10.7717/peerj.1129 ...

GCC’s largest immersive digital art centre in Dubai Dubai: A team of Saudi geologists has discovered the remains of an extinct primitive whale dating back to 37 million years in Al Jouf Region ...