It contains one species, Ambulocetus natans (Latin natans "swimming"), known solely from a near-complete skeleton. Ambulocetus is among the best-studied...
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Ambulocetidae is a family of early cetaceans from Pakistan. The genus Ambulocetus, after which the family is named, is by far the most complete and well-known...
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its family. Of the less than 10 fossils that have been described, one, Ambulocetus natans, is nearly complete and the main source of information concerning...
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Transitional fossil (section Pakicetids, Ambulocetus)
mammals. This arrangement does not give directional hearing under water. Ambulocetus natans, which lived about 49 million years ago, was discovered in Pakistan...
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Hans Thewissen (section Discovery of Ambulocetus)
transition of whales from land to water, including the discovery of Ambulocetus, Pakicetus, Indohyus, and Kutchicetus. In addition to his work on fossil...
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expedition in late 2006 failed to find any in the Yangtze River. (Eocene) Ambulocetus Himalayacetus Gandakasia (Late Eocene) Tutcetus Perucetus Basilosaurinae...
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to freshwater environments, as modern hippopotamuses are. The later Ambulocetus, was likely to have lived a much more aquatic lifestyle, with shorter...
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Artiodactyla Pakicetidae Pakicetus Nalacetus Ichthyolestes Ambulocetidae Ambulocetus Gandakasia Himalayacetus Remingtonocetidae Andrewsiphius Attockicetus...
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channeled vibrations from the jaw to the earbone which occurred with Ambulocetus 49 million years ago, a streamlining of the body and the growth of flukes...
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from the extinction, and mammalian diversity increased. Creatures like Ambulocetus took to the oceans to eventually evolve into whales, whereas some creatures...
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Artiodactyla Pakicetidae Pakicetus Nalacetus Ichthyolestes Ambulocetidae Ambulocetus Gandakasia Himalayacetus Remingtonocetidae Andrewsiphius Attockicetus...
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probably swam using undulatory movements like modern otters and most likely Ambulocetus. This mode of locomotion represents a transitional stage in whale evolution...
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S2CID 4356708. J.G.M. Thewissen; S.I. Madar & S.T. Hussain (1996). "Ambulocetus natans, an Eocene cetacean (Mammalia) from Pakistan". Courier Forschungsinstitut...
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OCLC 803522914. Thewissen, J. G. M.; Madar, S. I.; Hussain, S. T. (1996). Ambulocetus natans, an Eocene cetacean (Mammalia) from Pakistan. Courier Forschungsinstitut...
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hearing set-up that channeled vibrations from the jaw to the earbone (Ambulocetus 49 mya), a streamlined body and the growth of flukes on the tail (Protocetus...
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shorter femur (60–70%) distinguish Rodhocetus from the more primitive Ambulocetus. The convex posterior surface of the exoccipital, shorter cervical vertebrae...
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transition from land to sea dates to about 49 million years ago, with the Ambulocetus ("running whale"), also discovered in Pakistan. It was up to 3 m (9.8 ft)...
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Museum. 34: 220–38. Thewissen, J.G.M.; Madar, S.I.; Hussain, S.T. (1996). Ambulocetus natans, an Eocene cetacean (Mammalia) from Pakistan. Courier Forschungsinstitut...
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A. natans is an abbreviation that may refer to: Ambulocetus natans, a fossil cetacean Atractus natans, a snake Aponogeton natans, a flowering plant Alisma...
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Skeleton of Ambulocetus natans, a stem whale...
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Artiodactyla Pakicetidae Pakicetus Nalacetus Ichthyolestes Ambulocetidae Ambulocetus Gandakasia Himalayacetus Remingtonocetidae Andrewsiphius Attockicetus...
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Sayed Taseer Hussain discover fossils of the amphibious whale ancestor Ambulocetus in Pakistan. 1996 — Li Yumin discovers a fossil of the theropod dinosaur...
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interface and going back and forth. However, Hans Thewissen, discoverer of Ambulocetus, has questioned these conclusions, suggesting that the smaller skeleton...
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evolution of whales has been documented in considerable detail, with Ambulocetus, described as looking like a three-metre long mammalian crocodile, as...
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derived family of early whales), but also shares several features with Ambulocetus (the type of Ambulocetidae, earlier more primitive whales), and, with...
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Artiodactyla Pakicetidae Pakicetus Nalacetus Ichthyolestes Ambulocetidae Ambulocetus Gandakasia Himalayacetus Remingtonocetidae Andrewsiphius Attockicetus...
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or the other) Archaeopteryx (transition between reptiles and birds) Ambulocetus (transition between land mammals and whales) Early human fossils with...
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Artiodactyla Pakicetidae Pakicetus Nalacetus Ichthyolestes Ambulocetidae Ambulocetus Gandakasia Himalayacetus Remingtonocetidae Andrewsiphius Attockicetus...
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running and jumping. Hence pakicetids were most likely aquatic waders. Ambulocetus, which lived about 49 million years ago, was discovered in Pakistan in...
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Lucy (Australopithecus). Hans Thewissen, paleontologist who discovered Ambulocetus natans, which inspired the NEOMED mascot, Nate the Walking Whale. University...
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