New species discovery could offer insights into how they came to move using tailsIt sounds like a Rudyard Kipling story but fossil-hunters say they have new clues as to how the whale came to move.Whales as we know them today evolved over millions of years from terrestrial creatures to semi-aquatic animals to fully aquatic species, with forelimbs becoming flippers, the fluked tail developing and well-developed hind legs - once used for swimming - lost over time. Continue reading...
Fossils suggest how whales found their swimming style
11. prosinece 2019 18:30
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/11/fossils-whales-swimming-style-species
Zdroj: The Guardian