Ambulocetus - Wikipedia
Ambulocetus (Latin ambulare "to walk" + cetus "whale") is a genus of early amphibious cetacean [a] from the Kuldana Formation in Pakistan, roughly 48 or 47 million years ago during the Early Eocene . It contains one species, Ambulocetus natans (Latin natans "swimming"), known solely from a near-complete skeleton.
A Walking Whale: Ambulocetus - American Museum of Natural History
Mar 6, 2013 · One such “walking whale” is Ambulocetus (am-bew-lo-SEAT-us) natans, which lived about 49 million years ago in what is now northern Pakistan, in long-lost coastal shallow seas and brackish rivers.
The evolution of whales
Isotopic analyses help us figure out the likely habitats of extinct whales like Ambulocetus. Whales that evolved after Ambulocetus (Kutchicetus, etc.) show even higher levels of saltwater oxygen isotopes, indicating that they lived in nearshore marine habitats and were able to drink saltwater as today’s whales can. These animals evolved ...
Ambulocetus - Dinosaurs - Pictures and Facts
Ambulocetus was a prehistoric mammal which lived approximately 50 million years ago during the Early Eocene Period. It was first discovered in 1993 by Johannes G.M. Thewissen and Sayed Taseer Hussai in Pakistan.
The Evolution of Whales: 3. Ambulocetus - PopSciColl
Roughly five million years after Pakicetus first evolved, Ambulocetus appears in the fossil record. Although its legs are strong enough to walk on land like Pakicetus, its hind legs are better adapted for swimming.
Ambulocetidae - Wikipedia
The genus Ambulocetus, after which the family is named, is by far the most complete and well-known ambulocetid genus due to the excavation of an 80% complete specimen of Ambulocetus natans. [2] The other two genera in the family, Gandakasia and Himalayacetus, are known only from teeth and mandibular fragments. [3]
From Land to Water: the Origin of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Apr 16, 2009 · Ambulocetus is much larger than any pakicetid (Fig. 16), roughly the size of a large male sea lion. This early whale has short and powerful legs, with five fingers in the hand and four toes in the foot.
Whale Evolution | AMNH - American Museum of Natural History
Ambulocetus natans means ‘walking whale that swims,” referring to its lifestyle both in water and on land. It probably swam by paddling with its legs and dived by tucking in its forelimbs and giving powerful kicks with its hind limbs, a distinctive way of moving in the water.
Ambulocetus - Online Biology Dictionary - macroevolution
Ambulocetus, which means "walking whale," is the name given to a creature that has been widely accepted as an ancestor of whales. It lived about 50 million years ago, during the early Eocene.
Hans Thewissen - Wikipedia
Thewissen's fieldwork has led to the discovery of key fossils that have shed light on the transition of whales from land to water, including the discovery of Ambulocetus, Pakicetus, Indohyus, and Kutchicetus.
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