Caption
Boulders at Wadi al-Hitan, the Valley of the Whales, in the Sahara desert, shaped by the wind erosion (aeolian processes) . Photographed with the blue sky and some clouds in the background. Wadi al-Hitan, the Whale Valley, is a very significant site for the history of evolution and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The place is known for a great number of fossils, particularly those of the early forms of whales called Archaeoceti, the mammals which lived there in Eocene. Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, Africa
Date
Nov 01, 2015
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER
Reference
BRK24A97_344
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34,8Mb (1,0Mb) / 14,2in x 9,5in / 4272 x 2848 (300dpi)