#makaracetus

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Makaracetus, the "trunked whale", a basal cetacean that had a bizarre skull indicating some kind of weird nose. My interpretation took inspiration from desmans, aquatic moles.

Edit: I forgot, I also made a quick sketch of one cleaning your aquarium

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Cetajune day 14:

A large young rodhocetus decides to challenge the local beachmaster and the battle lasts very long

Cetajune day 15:

A pod of georgiacetus takes a nice midday nap

Cetajune day 16:

Didn’t know what to do for makaracetus

[katborg82]

On the ancient shores of Pakistan, two male Makaracetus fight for dominance. Makaracetus (Makara Whale, named after an elephant-headed sea monster from hindu mythology) was a unique protocetid from the middle Eocene, unique enough to be classified under its own subfamily, Makaracetinae. Like the other protocetids, Makaracetus was a semi-aquatic mammal with a whale-like body, and thick webbed feet better for swimming than for walking. Unlike its relatives however, Makaracetus had a rather strange snout. Originally it was believed it had a small trunk like an elephant or tapir, but further studies revealed it more likely had a sort of bulbous nose like a hippo or a manatee.