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Phiomicetus anubis
Reconstruction of Phiomicetus anubis (Image source:Robert W. Boessenecker, CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Age Paleogene(Eocene) 42 Ma Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Protocetidae Genus: Phiomicetus Species: Phiomicetus anubis Morphological description Phiomicetus anubis measured approximately 3 meters in length and weighed around 600 kilograms. It was a semi-aquatic whale, similar to other protocetids. The neck was relatively short,

演化之聲
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Chilotherium anderssoni
Fossil skull of Chilotherium anderssoni , Photographed by the author at the National Taiwan Museum; thanks to the Taiwan Museum and Mr. Fossil for sharing. Age Neogene(Late Miocene-Pliocene) 13.7-3.4 Ma Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Genus: Chilotherium Species: Chilotherium anderssoni Morphological description Chilotherium anderssoni belongs to the hornless rhinocerotid subfamily Aceratheriinae, and i

Rodrigo
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