Am|bu|lo|ce|tus na|tans

Am|bu|lo|ce|tus na|tans
Am|bu|lo|ce|tus na|tans «AM byuh loh SEE tuhs NAY tanz»,
an ancestor of modern whales that lived in the Eocene period and hunted on both land and sea: »

Ambulocetus…still had four limbs for walking on land…It could also hunt in the sea, probably swimming by kicking its big feet (John Noble Wilford).


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