Information about Kutchicetus
An artist's impression of the Remingtonocetid Kutchicetus. Illustration by Carl Buell and taken from [1]
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The Eocene epoch (55.8 ± 0.2 - 33.9 ± 0.1 Ma) is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in the Cenozoic era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene epoch.
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Annum is a Latin noun meaning year. It is the accusative singular of the second declension masculine noun annus (nominative), anni (genitive) [1] .
As a unit of time, it is defined as exactly 365.
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As a unit of time, it is defined as exactly 365.
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Cetacea
Brisson, 1762
Diversity
Around 88 species; see list of cetaceans or below.
Suborders
Mysticeti
Odontoceti
Archaeoceti (extinct)
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The order Cetacea
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Brisson, 1762
Diversity
Around 88 species; see list of cetaceans or below.
Suborders
Mysticeti
Odontoceti
Archaeoceti (extinct)
(see text for families)
The order Cetacea
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Transitional fossils are the fossilized remains of transitional forms of life that illustrate an evolutionary transition. They can be identified by their retention of certain primitive (plesiomorphic) traits in comparison with their more derived relatives, as they are
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whale can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. The last definition is the one followed here. Whales are those cetaceans which are neither dolphins (i.e.
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758
Subclasses & Infraclasses
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Linnaeus, 1758
Subclasses & Infraclasses
- Subclass †Allotheria*
- Subclass Prototheria
- Subclass Theria
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Origin Blackdown Hills, Somerset, England
Length 32 km
Source elevation 278 metres
The River Otter rises in the Blackdown Hills just inside the county of Somerset, near Otterford, then flows south for some 32 km through East Devon to the
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Length 32 km
Source elevation 278 metres
The River Otter rises in the Blackdown Hills just inside the county of Somerset, near Otterford, then flows south for some 32 km through East Devon to the
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25: 235–246.
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