Leading the innovative study, researchers from UCL and the Natural History Museum gave unparalleled insight into the cranial development of whales across 50 million years, showcasing one of the ...

One of the first cetaceans, Pakicetus, was a goat-sized creature that lived along the banks of lakes and rivers in ...

A newly discovered whale that lived nearly 40 million years ago could be the heaviest animal to have ever lived, based on a partial skeleton found in Peru, scientists said on Wednesday.

Once four-legged land animals, whales evolved from ancestors Pakicetus, which lived along ancient Pakistani shores ...

Follow their extraordinary journey from shore to sea. Although whales are expert swimmers and perfectly adapted to life underwater, these marine mammals once walked on four legs. Their land-dwelling ...

Whales were among a tiny handful of mammals ... and sharper teeth better suited for snapping up fish. By about 50 million years ago, they'd reached the stage exemplified by Pakicetus: proficient ...

Before whales became the ocean’s majestic giants that could swallow a whole kiyak, they were land-dwelling creatures that ...

The order Cetacea includes marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins ... that began living in marine environments around 50 million years ago. Today, they are the mammals best adapted to aquatic ...