Fossil of 37 million years old whale skeleton (more than65ft long) Found in Wadi Al Hitan, Egyptian desert.

Fossil reptiles are represented by fossils of crocodiles and sea turtles, and bones of sea snakes have also been recorded. There are many species of bony fish, sharks and rays represented, but most of the fossils are isolated small teeth and these are not often conspicuous. Larger fish fossils include the rostra and pegs of sawfish; a sawfish rostrum of 1.8 metres long is laid out in the park. Fossil shells are not common in the main whale-bearing rocks, but are very common in other rocks; many fallen rocks can be seen to be full of a wide variety of fossil shells. Disc-shaped nummulite fossils are common in places, and often coat the desert floor. A large log is present in the park, and this is full of tubular shipworm fossils. Some fossil seagrasses are also known.[citation needed]


Whales Valley
The oldest fossil yet discovered of a pelican (dating from the late Eocene) was identified at Wādī al-Ḥītān in 2021.[12]