Ambulocetus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ambulocetus
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
fossil specimen
prehistoric cetacean
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Kuldana_Formation
gptkbp:couldSwim yes
gptkbp:couldWalk yes
gptkbp:describedBy Hans Thewissen
gptkbp:describedYear 1994
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:extinct yes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ambulocetidae
gptkbp:fossilRange Early Eocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ambulocetus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length about 3 meters
gptkbp:locomotion amphibious
gptkbp:nameMeaning walking whale
gptkbp:notableFor transitional fossil between land mammals and whales
gptkbp:order gptkb:Artiodactyla
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pakicetus
gptkb:Basilosaurus
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:residesIn Tethys Ocean region
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:temporalRange gptkb:Eocene
gptkbp:typeSpecies Ambulocetus natans
gptkbp:weight about 300 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ambulocetidae
gptkb:archaeocetes
gptkb:Pakicetus_attocki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7