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Phiomicetus anubis
Reconstruction of Phiomicetus anubis (圖片來源:Robert W. Boessenecker,採用 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權) 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, and

演化之聲
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Chilotherium anderssoni
Fossil skull of Chilotherium anderssoni ,筆者於臺灣博物館拍攝,感謝臺灣博物館與化石先生分享 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 its skeletal structure broadly resembles that of typical rhinoceroses. However, it lacks t

Rodrigo
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