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 (a)   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

(a)  

What did the ancient whale look similar to?

• Dolphin

• Crocodile

• Shark

• Octopus