Aegyptocetus
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Aegyptocetus is an extinct genus of protocetid archaeocete whale known from Egypt.
Protocetidae Aegyptocetus tarfa
The holotype MSNTUP I-15459 of Aegyptocetus tarfa
Restoration of Aegyptocetus and a shark
Rodhocetus
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Rodhocetus is an extinct genus of protocetid early whale known from the Lutetian of Pakistan. The best-known protocetid, Rodhocetus is known from two partial skeletons that taken together give a compl
Aegyptocetus
…T1–T8), however, had long neural spines which is a characteristic of the weight-bearing system of land-living mammals retained in protocetids, such as Rodhocetus and Qaisracetus, but absent in the more derived basilosaurids, such as Dorudon. This suggests that Aegyptocetus, like other protocetids, was able to…
Rodhocetus FMNH
An artist's rendering of Rodhocetus
Pelvis, vertebrae, and hind limb of Rodhocetus