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Early Whales Gave Birth On Land

Galvasean · 2009-02-05 13:46:21

Discovery of a primitive type of whale (Maiacetus inuus*) has shown taht early whales gave birth to their young on land as opposed to in water. The specimen contains the fossilised remains of an unborn fetus in the birth canal.It would have exxited head first, suggesting birth would have taken place on land rather than in…

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Discovery of a primitive type of whale (Maiacetus inuus*) has shown taht early whales gave birth to their young on land as opposed to in water. The specimen contains the fossilised remains of an unborn fetus in the birth canal.It would have exxited head first, suggesting birth would have taken place on land rather than in water (Water based air breathers give birth tail first so the baby doesn't drown during labour).

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/40547/description/Early_whales_gave_birth_on_land

Here is what it looked like (sans fetus):

*Maiacetus means 'Mother whale' while Inuus was a Roman God of fertility.

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