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Published online 20 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010920-11

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Almost like a whale

Fossils bridge gap between land mammals and whales.

Fifty million years ago, two mammals roamed the desert landscapes of what is now Pakistan. They looked a bit like dogs.

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