Makaracetus
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makaracetus-308-18632555
title:
Makaracetus
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Makaracetus is an extinct protocetid whale, the remains of which were found in 2004 in Lutetian layers of the Domanda Formation in the Sulaiman Range of Balochistan, Pakistan. Makaracetus is unique among archaeocetes in its feeding adaptations; its proboscis and the hypertrophied facial muscles. The generic epithet is a portmanteau of Makara, an elephant-headed sea monster from Hindu mythology, and cetus, Greek for "whale". The species epithet, bidens, is Greek for "two-teeth", in reference to t
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Extinct protocetid early whale
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makaracetus
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2024-01-03T00:03:22Z
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