Peruvian fossils yield a four-legged otterlike whale with hooves
The find is the oldest whale skeleton in the New World
![Peregocetus pacificus](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/040519_ht_otter-whale_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
BY LAND AND BY SEA The newly described Peregocetus pacificus (illustrated) had feet optimized for swimming and walking — though its long toes might not have made the animal a great runner.
A. Gennari