Hapalodectes
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hapalodectes-167-4249729
title:
Hapalodectes
text:
Hapalodectes is an extinct genus of otter-like mesonychians from the Late Paleocene to Early Eocene, some 55 million years ago. Although the first fossils were found in the Eocene strata of Wyoming, the genus originated in Mongolia, as the oldest species is H. dux, which was found in Late Paleocene strata in the Naran Bulak Formation. The genus was once suggested to be related to the Archaeoceti, such as Pakicetus, due to numerous similarities between the skull and tooth anatomies of the two gen
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of mammals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapalodectes
date created:
2007-10-05T12:38:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T06:58:58Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Hapalodectes_IVPP.jpg","width":2592,"height":1728}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16