Why it's incredible: The valley holds hundreds of primitive whale skeletons, some of which have "feet." Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale ...

It’s hard to picture now, but long before the Sahara became a sea of sand, it was an actual sea—a shallow, tropical lagoon teeming with life. Today, in Egypt’s Western Desert, where the heat warps the ...

SUMMERVILLE — Skye Basak scours the bones. They’re grooved and gray, scattered on a dusty table like ancient souvenirs. A floor lamp washes the baubles in buttery light, and under Basak’s searching ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two newly described fossil whales---a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the ...

Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale skeletons, some of which have feet and toes preserved. These skeletons and other marine fossils date to the ...