Missing Link Between Whales and Four-Footed Ancestors Discovered- All Images

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News Release 07-188

Missing Link Between Whales and Four-Footed Ancestors Discovered

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This 48-million-year-old skeleton is a close relative of whales.

The 48-million-year-old skeleton of Indohyus spent much of its life in water and is a close relative of whales. The cell phone is for size comparison.

Credit: NEOUCOM

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