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Pakicetus

Pakicetus

Pakicetus (Pakicetus Gingerich & Russell, 1981)

 

Order: Cetacea

Suborder: Archaeoceti

Family: †Pakicetidae

Temporal range: during the Eocene of Pakistan

Dimensions: length - 1,8 m, weight - 30 - 90 kg

A typical representative: Pakicetus inachus Gingerich & Russell, 1981

 

Pakicetus is a genus of extinct predator mammal which belonged to suborder Achaeoceti. It is the most ancient of presently-known direct ancestors of modern-day whales that lived approximately 48 mln years ago and adjusted to searching for food under water. It was endemic to the territory of present-day Pakistan.
This prehistoric whale remained semi-aquatic as the modern-day otter. Its ear started to adapt to hearing underwater but still could not endure high pressure. It had massive jaws revealing its predatory nature, closely set eyes, and muscular tail. Its sharp teeth were suited to grasp slimy fish. 
Its exterior was reminiscent of that of a dog, but with hooves on fingersg thin tail; it had a skeleton suited for terrestrial life no worse than of any other Ungulata. Probably, it had webs between fingers. Its main peculiarity was that its malleolar bones were similar to those of pigs, sheep and hippos. Its skull on the other hand was very similar to those of whales.
The earliest ancestors of all Ungulata mammals were probably partly carnivorous or omnivorous. The ancestors of whales diverged from Artiodactyla and transferred to the aquatic lifestyle already after Artiodactyla themselves diverged from their common ancestors with mesonychids.

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Pakicetus (Pakicetus Gingerich & Russell, 1981)

 

Order: Cetacea

Suborder: Archaeoceti

Family: †Pakicetidae

Temporal range: during the Eocene of Pakistan

Dimensions: length - 1,8 m, weight - 30 - 90 kg

A typical representative: Pakicetus inachus Gingerich & Russell, 1981

 

Pakicetus is a genus of extinct predator mammal which belonged to suborder Achaeoceti. It is the most ancient of presently-known direct ancestors of modern-day whales that lived approximately 48 mln years ago and adjusted to searching for food under water. It was endemic to the territory of present-day Pakistan.
This prehistoric whale remained semi-aquatic as the modern-day otter. Its ear started to adapt to hearing underwater but still could not endure high pressure. It had massive jaws revealing its predatory nature, closely set eyes, and muscular tail. Its sharp teeth were suited to grasp slimy fish. 
Its exterior was reminiscent of that of a dog, but with hooves on fingersg thin tail; it had a skeleton suited for terrestrial life no worse than of any other Ungulata. Probably, it had webs between fingers. Its main peculiarity was that its malleolar bones were similar to those of pigs, sheep and hippos. Its skull on the other hand was very similar to those of whales.
The earliest ancestors of all Ungulata mammals were probably partly carnivorous or omnivorous. The ancestors of whales diverged from Artiodactyla and transferred to the aquatic lifestyle already after Artiodactyla themselves diverged from their common ancestors with mesonychids.

Reviews (7):
Митрич
01.11.2018
По-моему,этот пакицет, идущий по голому берегу к морю неплохо получился, по нему видно как мезонихиды уходили с суши в воду.
Митрич
01.11.2018
Согласен с Алексом - у этого пакицета слишком наземная бультерьерская стать, такому бы в кустарниках добычу промышлять, а у него морда слишком крокодилообразная, водная. Этакий древеегипетский Себекус получился - "лев с головой крокодила"!
Mitchell Stucky
12.11.2012
Man! Packers looks awesome there! Hoofed predators are so cool!!!
rom
27.09.2012
Страшно натурально?
ната
27.09.2012
так натурально что аш страшно
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