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Ambulocetus natans

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Ambulocetus natans The most completely known early cetacean (Cetacea), described in 1994 by J. G. M. Thewissen, S. T. Hussain, and M. Arif, from Lower to Middle Eocene beds in Pakistan. It is known by parts from most of the skeleton, showing that it had a long neck, relatively long hind limbs, and five separate (hoofed) digits on each limb. It was the size of a sea lion.

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Ambulocetus natans

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Ambulocetus natans The most completely known early cetacean, described in 1994 by J. G. M. Thewissen, S. T. Hussain, and M. Arif, from Lower to Middle Eocene beds in Pakistan. It is known by parts from most of the skeleton, showing that it had a long neck, relatively long hind limbs, and five separate (hoofed) digits on each limb. It was the size of a sea lion.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Ambulocetus natans." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Ambulocetusnatans.html

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Ambulocetus natans." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Ambulocetusnatans.html

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