#tutcetus — Public Fediverse posts
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Perucetus and Tutcetus, two recently-discovered ancient whales from the Eocene epoch. Been a good month for whale lovers all around.
#FossilFriday #perucetus #tutcetus #paleoart #paleontology #whales
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Unveiling the tale of #Tutcetus, the 'pharaoh' of #whales who died young 41 million years ago https://phys.org/news/2023-08-unveiling-tale-tutcetus-pharaoh-whales.html
A diminutive new basilosaurid #whale reveals the trajectory of the #cetacean life histories during the #Eocene: Mohammed Antar et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04986-w
"it inhabited the ancient sea covering present-day #Egypt around 41 million years ago. This new #whale is the smallest #basilosaurid whale known to date and one of the oldest records of that family from #Africa"