Whale Fossil Discovery Quiz

Where was the fossil of the whale with four legs found?

• Australia

• Brazil

• Egypt

• Canada

How long ago did the whale with four legs live?

• 60 million years ago

• 25 million years ago

• 43 million years ago

• 10 million years ago

What do scientists believe this whale to be?

• Land-dwelling

• Airborne

• Fully aquatic

• Semi-aquatic

Where could this whale have lived according to scientists?

• Land and sea

• Sea only

• Air only

• Land only

What makes this whale fossil significant?

• It's the oldest whale fossil found

• It's the largest whale fossil found

• It's the only whale fossil found in a desert

• It's the first whale fossil found in Africa

Why are Ancient ancestors of whales

believed to have had legs?

• so that they

  could travel on land.

• so that they

  could fly on land.

• so that they

  could swim on land.

Over time, their front legs became _____ while they lost their hips and back legs as they evolved.

The Egyptian fossil has been called ‘Phiomicetus Anubis.’ The reason for this is the shape of the ___________.

• whale’s skull

• whale’s leg

• whale’s nose

• whale’s ears

The ancient Egyptian god of death, Anubis, had a

What did the ancient whale look similar to?

• Dolphin

• Crocodile

• Shark

• Octopus