Egyptians Discover Fossil Of New Amphibious Whale
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Researchers Discover Remains of Four-legged Amphibious Whale in Egypt's Fayoum - Daily News EgyptEgyptian scientists have discovered the fossil of a new species of amphibious whale that dates back 43 million years, a member of the research team said.
"This is a species that was not known" previously, said Hesham Sallam, an Egyptian palaeontologist from the team.
"This is the first time that an Arab research team, specifically an Egyptian one, is in charge of documenting such a discovery," he said on television late Thursday.
The fossil was found in the Fayum region, a part of Egypt that was once covered by sea and is home to Whale Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The newly discovered species, which was more than three metres (10 feet) long and weighed about 600 kilograms (about 1,320 pounds), has been named Phiomicetus anubis.
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