Information AboutDorudon |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT DORUDON | |
| prehistoric cetaceans | |
| eocene mammals | |
| eocene extinctions | |
''Dorudon'' was a genus of ancient Cetacean that lived alongside '' Basilosaurus '' 40 to 36 million years ago, in the Eocene . They were about 5 m long and were most likely Carnivorous , feeding on small Fish and Mollusk s. Dorudontids lived in warm seas around the world, fossils have been found in North America as well as in Egypt . Dorudontids were originally believed to be baby ''Basilosaurs'' as they were so similar, but have since been shown to be a different species with the discovery of ''Dorudon'' babies. Although they look very much like modern Whale s, basilosaurids and dorudontids lacked the ' Melon Organ ' that allows their descendants to sing and use Ultrasound as effectively as modern whales. EXTERNAL LINK |
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