The whale with legs shows how little we know about Earth's fantastical past | Riley Black

The excavation of the extraordinary fossil Peregocetus pacificus in Peru is a reminder of the wonders still awaiting discovery Whales used to live on land. This fact never ceases to amaze me. Even though every living species of cetacean - from the immense blue whale to the river dolphins of the Amazon basin - is entirely aquatic, there were times when the word "whale" applied entirely to amphibious, crocodile-like beasts that splashed around at the water's edge. This week, paleontologists named ...