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ECHOES FROM THE EOCENE: A WHALE BETWEEN WORLDS
Source info:
| Author: | FossilHuntress |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2025-11-05 15:00:00 |
| Blog: | ARCHEA  |
| URL: | https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2025/11/echoes-from-eocene-whale-between-worlds.html |
Summary:
The impressive skull you see here belongs to Chrysocetus foudasil a member of the Basilosauridae, an ancient family of fully aquatic early whales known as archaeocetes. Though it still bore vestigial hind limbs, it no longer depended on land—a critical evolutionary step from its semi-aquatic ancestors such as Ambulocetus and Protocetus.Basilosaurids like Chrysocetus, Dorudon, and BasilosaurusContent analysis:
Keywords:
ancient
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