Egypt
- Largest Whale Skeleton Found At Siwa Oasis
Al Masry Al Youm With photos. It looks as though these remains date to the same period (and were therefore probably part of the same coastline) as the Faiyum remains of whale, shark and mangrove in the Wadi el-Hitan (Valley of Whales). The Environment...
- Wadi El Hitan
The Encyclopedia of Earth Wadi Al-Hitan (29° 15’ 13'' to 29° 23’ 56''N by 30° 00’ 41'' to 30° 10’ 06 E) is a World Heritage Site in the Western Desert 150 kilometers (km) southwest of Cairo and 80 km west of Faiyum...
- Damage To Whale Fossils
Yahoo European diplomats in four-wheel drive cars have caused millions of dollars worth of damage to a fossilised whale lying for millions of years in the Egyptian desert, a security source said on Sunday. "Whale Valley officials have informed the authorities...
- Wadi Hitan
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An article about the prehistoric marine life in the Wadi Hitan by Hassan Saadallah. "It might be strange to know that Fayyoum, the large fertile depression in the desert, used to have a large number of whales,...
- Wadi Al-hitan To Be On World Heritage List
http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005-07-08T160303Z_01_L08370310_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENT-SITES-DC.XML "Some of the world's deepest Norwegian fjords and a fossil-strewn Egyptian desert are set to join...
Egypt
Wadi el-Hitan
http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2006/01jan/whale_valley.cfm
An article about the Eocene 406 whale fossils preserved in the Faiyum Depression at Wadi Hitan (Whale Valley), an area recently designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO: "The great expanse was then dotted with lush estuaries, home to Basilosaurus whales that gathered annually to give birth in the protection of a sea channel. As the last whales with functioning feet, these ancient mammals left a grand testament to their lineage in this watery retreat. At last count, 406 whale skeletons of various species have been discovered in the area appropriately named Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)".
See the above article on the AAPG website for the full story.
Whale Valley is also featured as one of National Geographic's Top Ten News Photos of 2005:
Whale Valley is also featured as one of National Geographic's Top Ten News Photos of 2005:
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- Largest Whale Skeleton Found At Siwa Oasis
Al Masry Al Youm With photos. It looks as though these remains date to the same period (and were therefore probably part of the same coastline) as the Faiyum remains of whale, shark and mangrove in the Wadi el-Hitan (Valley of Whales). The Environment...
- Wadi El Hitan
The Encyclopedia of Earth Wadi Al-Hitan (29° 15’ 13'' to 29° 23’ 56''N by 30° 00’ 41'' to 30° 10’ 06 E) is a World Heritage Site in the Western Desert 150 kilometers (km) southwest of Cairo and 80 km west of Faiyum...
- Damage To Whale Fossils
Yahoo European diplomats in four-wheel drive cars have caused millions of dollars worth of damage to a fossilised whale lying for millions of years in the Egyptian desert, a security source said on Sunday. "Whale Valley officials have informed the authorities...
- Wadi Hitan
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An article about the prehistoric marine life in the Wadi Hitan by Hassan Saadallah. "It might be strange to know that Fayyoum, the large fertile depression in the desert, used to have a large number of whales,...
- Wadi Al-hitan To Be On World Heritage List
http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005-07-08T160303Z_01_L08370310_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENT-SITES-DC.XML "Some of the world's deepest Norwegian fjords and a fossil-strewn Egyptian desert are set to join...