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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:subfamily
gptkb:extinct_cetacean_group
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gptkbp:characteristic
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elongated skulls
heterodont dentition
nostrils positioned towards the front of the skull
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gptkbp:commonName
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ancient whales
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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transitional features between land mammals and modern whales
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gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance
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transition from terrestrial to aquatic life in whales
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gptkbp:extinct
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yes
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:19th_century
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gptkbp:fossilRange
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Early Eocene to Late Oligocene
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gptkbp:includes
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gptkb:Ambulocetidae
gptkb:Remingtonocetidae
gptkb:Basilosauridae
gptkb:Protocetidae
gptkb:Pakicetidae
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_Asia
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Cetacea
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Cetacea
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gptkbp:precededBy
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land-dwelling artiodactyls
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gptkbp:successor
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modern whales
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gptkbp:taxonRank
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gptkb:subfamily
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Basilosauridae
gptkb:Basilosaurus_cetoides
gptkb:Basilosaurus_isis
gptkb:Dorudon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Archaeoceti
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