Légende
Landscape of Wadi al-Hitan, the Valley of the Whales in the Sahara desert. Boulders and hills seen here, have been shaped by the wind erosion (aeolian processes) . 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
01 nov. 2015
Crédit
Photo12/imageBROKER
Notre référence
BRK24A97_343
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
34,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 36,2cm x 24,1cm / 4272 x 2848 (300dpi)