The researchers have named the newly discovered extinct whale species Phiomicetus anubis. The first part of the name refers to the Fayum Depression in Egypt's Western Desert where the fossil was ...

Yet, in myths like the Greek Minotaur, they also embody danger and chaos. Dogs and their kin appear widely in mythology, from sacred guardians like Cerberus and Anubis to tricksters like the ...

The Xoloitzcuintli, sometimes shortened to Xolo, has been compared to Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead and guardian of the underworld, by Redditors. A post on the site's Interesting As F ...

The Pharaoh's tomb was discovered at a depth of 7m below ground at the ancient Mount Anubis Necropolis in Abydos ... coming from an ancient Greek word meaning "city of the dead.” ...

The fossil of the amphibious Phiomicetus anubis was originally discovered in Egypt's Western Desert. Its skull resembles that of Anubis, the ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of the dead after ...

Anubis was embodied in the jackal, or wild dog, that the Egyptians often saw scavenging in cemeteries: hence he was associated with the dead. He was depicted as a black jackal-like creature, or as ...

The discovery of Phiomicetus anubis represents a huge leap forward in our understanding of whale evolution — namely, how they went from land-based to ocean-going mammals. The fossil — a partial ...