---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-upd...@nsf.gov> Date: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM Subject: Early Whales Gave Birth on Land To: mariaodete...@gmail.com
Early Whales Gave Birth on Land<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTQxMDE1MCZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC00MTAxNTAmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NDcyMDgyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWFvZGV0ZS5zbUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcmlhb2RldGUuc21AZ21haWwuY29tJmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114086&govDel=USNSF_57> [image: Artists conception of male Maiacetus inuus with transparent overlay of skeleton.] Two newly described fossil whales--a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the transition from land to sea. The 47.5 million-year-old fossils, discovered in Pakistan in 2000 and 2004, are described in a paper published Feb. 4, 2009, in the online journal *PLoS *. "This stunning discovery reinforces the belief that modern cetaceans originated from terrestrial ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114086&govDel=USNSF_57<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTQxMDE1MCZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC00MTAxNTAmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NDcyMDgyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWFvZGV0ZS5zbUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcmlhb2RldGUuc21AZ21haWwuY29tJmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114086&govDel=USNSF_57> This is an NSF News - Environmental Research item. ------------------------------ This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages. You can adjust your National Science Foundation Update subscriptions or delivery preference at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTQxMDE1MCZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC00MTAxNTAmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjE1NDcyMDgyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyaWFvZGV0ZS5zbUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPW1hcmlhb2RldGUuc21AZ21haWwuY29tJmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=USNSF>. You can also change your e-mail address or stop subscriptions on this page. If you have questions or problems with National Science Foundation Update, please contact supp...@govdelivery.com. National Science Foundation · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cosmology, Mathematics and Philosophy" group. To post to this group, send email to cosmology-mathematics-and-philosophy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cosmology-mathematics-and-philosophy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cosmology-mathematics-and-philosophy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
