A boulder 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
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