Subordo Archaeoceti Flower, 1883 (Подотряд Археоцеты = Древние киты) † - 00579

Familia Ambulocetidae Thewissen et al, 1996 †

Genus Ambulocetus (Род Амбулоцетус, "Ходячий кит") - "Walking whale" (En) †

Species Ambulocetus natans Thewissen et al., 1996 †

x  [Artist Carl Buell]

Familia Basilosauridae Cope, 1868 = Zeuglodontidae †

Genus Basilosaurus (Род Базилозавр) = Hydrargos = Zeuglodon - Зеглодон (Ru) - Зеуглодон (Ru) - Цейглодон (Ru) †

x  [Size 25 m]

Familia Protocetidae Stromer, 1908 †

Genus Protocetus Fraas, 1904 †

x  

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Fossils †

[Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils represent one of the major stories of evolution: the emergence of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal. This is the most important site in the world for the demonstration of this stage of evolution. It portrays vividly the form and life of these whales during their transition. The number, concentration and quality of such fossils here is unique, as is their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. The fossils of Al-Hitan show the youngest archaeocetes, in the last stages of losing their hind limbs. Other fossil material in the site makes it possible to reconstruct the surrounding environmental and ecological conditions of the time.]

Ссылки - Links
Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt on stamps http://biostamps.narod.ru/excavations/egypt/whale_valley.htm
Систематика http://bvi.rusf.ru/sista/s11813.htm#t 
List of extinct cetaceans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_cetaceans
Whale evolution http://www.squidoo.com/whale-evolution

Начато: 01.04.2007   Обновлено: 09.09 2007, 28.12.2007, 19.02.2008, 04.04.2008, 16.06.2008, 04.2009, 03.2010