Ambulocetus natans

Ambulocetus natans

Life reconstruction of Ambulocetus natans

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English: Life reconstruction of Ambulocetus natans
Date 14 September 2016
Source Own work
Author Nobu Tamura email:nobu.tamura@yahoo.com http://spinops.blogspot.com/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambulocetus_new_NT_small.jpg

Ambulocetus (meaning "walking whale") was an early cetacean with short limbs and large feet used for swimming. Along with other members of Ambulocetidae, it is a transitional fossil that shows how whales evolved from land-living mammals. While its name stems from the historical hypothesis that it was capable of walking on land, more recent research suggests that it was fully aquatic like modern cetaceans. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Ambulocetidae.


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Description		Ambulocetus natans Life reconstruction of Ambulocetus natans Description English: Life reconstruction of Ambulocetus natans Date 14 September 2016 Source Own work Author Nobu Tamura email:nobu.tamura@yahoo.com http://spinops.blogspot.com/ Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambulocetus_new_NT_small.jpg Ambulocetus (meaning "walking whale") was an early cetacean with short limbs and large feet used for swimming. Along with other members of Ambulocetidae, it is a transitional fossil that shows how whales evolved from land-living mammals. While its name stems from the historical hypothesis that it was capable of walking on land, more recent research suggests that it was fully aquatic like modern cetaceans. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Ambulocetidae.

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