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Pakicetus evolution
Pakicetus evolution
Cody Stufflebean and Hayden Schneider
Basilosaurus
-The Basilosaurus, from head to tail reached 65 feet long
- vulnerable to deep water pressure
-In shallow waters it was a great swimmer
Dorudon
-Dorudon was hunted mostly by the Basilosaurus
-These were the first species to evolve to have a fluke.
-dorudon just means spear toothed
-The Ambulocetus stretched 10 to 11 feet in length
Ambulocetus
-large paddle like feet used for swimming
-The term Ambulocetus literal translation is walking whale.
Pakicetus' were found in Pakistan near the northern edge of the sea
The Pakicetus
Rodhocetus
-A Rodhocetus weighed around1000 pounds
-The legs were detached from its pelvis and its hips weren’t completely fused to its backbone.
-more specialized ear region of its skull for better hearing underwater
Kutchicetus
-The kutchicetus was the first whale to have blubber instead of fur
-its sacral vertebrae were hinged to the tail and hip bones
-the first development of mechanisms for transmitting sounds under water