rhamphotheca:Maiacetus, Early Whale Ancestor with Webbed Feet This early whale was well suited to
rhamphotheca: Maiacetus, Early Whale Ancestor with Webbed Feet This early whale was well suited to life at sea. But it also lived on land. An ancestor of whales, Maiacetus lived 49-40 million years ago. It had flipper-like limbs and webbed feet, like modern seals. But it also had ankle bones - clues that although Maiacetus swam, its ancestors walked. As later whales evolved to become more aquatic, the telltale anklebone disappeared. Learn more about ancient whales on our Paleobiology Blog. (via: Smitshonian’s Ocean Portal) (image: John Klausmeyer/Univ. of Mich. Mus. of Natural History) -- source link
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