#whale evolution

[boobookittenartblog]

Tiffany Turrill

[trashpandaartblog6000]

The evolution of whales by Julio Lacerda

[onlyscarcelyscaly]

A work very much in-progress, of the mid-sized, Middle Eocene protocetid Rodhocetus pivoting in its dive to take a gander at us

[paleotanks]

Basilosaurus, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

[sleepysaurus4]

Eocene, so familiar yet so different

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

very exciting news, they have found a new old whale, which is now currently the oldest whale we know of

A basal representative of Cetacea from the Eocene of India - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The authors report Kalakocetus aurorae, a new fossil species from India, which is phylogenetically recovered as the most basal member of Cet

[little-tunny]

Whale evolution poster I made for Da Kids :^) (Featuring my mom’s classroom!) She said all the kids love to stop and stare at it, and when she excitedly told them that I drew it they all rolled her eyes and said that a “human couldn’t draw that good,” and refused to believer her. She was upset that no one praised her, but I’m like, that’s goddamn right children, it’s me, your New God.

[katborg82]

Pakicetus attocki, a terrestrial whale from Pakistan, 50-48mya