Dorudon
Dorudon, whose name means "spear-tooth", was a genus of primitive cetacean from the Eocene period. It lived alongside its main predator, Basilosaurus.
| Dorudon Temporal range: late Eocene
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| Genus: | Dorudon Gibbes, 1845
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They were about five meters (16 ft) long and were most likely carnivorous, feeding on small fish and molluscs. Dorudon lived in warm seas around the world., Fossils have been found along the former shorelines of the Tethys Sea in present-day Western Sahara, Egypt, Pakistan, the United States, and New Zealand. Most finds have been in Egypt.[1]
Popularity in media
To date, Dorudon has only appeared in media such as Sea Monsters and Walking with Beasts.
Dorudon Media
Size of Dorudon (upper left) compared to closely related basilosaurids and a human
Virtually complete Dorudon atrox skeleton excavated at Wadi El Hitan, displayed at the University of Michigan museum
Restoration of D. serratus
Dorudon hind limbs, at Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ "Paleobiology database". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-03-14.