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Protocetid

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Theria Eutheria Placental mammal Laurasiatheria Artiodactyla Cetacea
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A member of an Eocene grade of whales documenting increasing aquatic specialization. Named fossil grades need not be monophyletic under every analysis.
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Rodhocetus

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Protocetid
An Eocene whale whose ankle anatomy supplies evidence of artiodactyl relationships. A reconstructed tail fluke is not a directly preserved observation in its known skeletons. [ref]

 Ancestors (19)

  1. Cetacea
  2. Artiodactyla
  3. Laurasiatheria
  4. Placental mammal
  5. Eutheria
  6. Theria
  7. Mammal
  8. Mammaliaform
  9. Cynodont
  10. Therapsid
  11. Synapsid
  12. Amniote
  13. Tetrapod
  14. Vertebrate
  15. Animal
  16. Eukaryote
  17. Organism
  18. Biology
  19.  Home

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  • Past exam of the zoology course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / Paper zl1 / 1 / Solution

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