Basilosaurus (basilosaurus) first discovered when armed toothed whale fossils also thought it was strange to leave the sea Intelligence (information) Chinese name (chinese) → Basilosaurus Other Chinese name (chinese [other]) → mechanical toothed whales Era (period) → Late Eocene 45 million -3600 million years ago Distribution (found in) → Egypt and USA Found strata (stratum) → ... Predators (natural enemy) → perhaps no Diet (diet) → meat Typical body length (length) → female male about 15 meters in length about 18 meters long Speculate weight (mass) → ... Introduction (brief introduction) [A] The first mechanical toothed whale fossils are found in Louisiana in the United States, but soon in the Fayum (fayum) sediments preserved in Egypt also find numerous other species. This early whales find a large number of fossils. It must be very common in the warm shallow sea in Africa, Europe and North America between. One of the final consumption of fossil still retains its meals, that a group of sharks. Their bones of land animals also remind people of their ancestors: a pair of feet. In the desert of Egypt, there is a whale bones from the sand erosion out of strange places. "Whale Valley" is a shoal of fossil remains, in thirty-six million years ago, whales often swim close to shore here. Mechanical toothed whales is one of two whales found here. Mechanical toothed whale bones show that it does have a very long body. In fact, when it was first discovered, was also mistaken for some kind of sea snake (so it will have a meaning "Lizard King" English name). Although not often get the fossil in Egypt well preserved, but recently found a turtle fossil whale teeth fossils in a mechanical chest. This seems to be something it stomach, including several different fish bones, as well as a fifty centimeters long shark. Late Eocene warm coastal waters very much like a modern tropical oceans, except for one important difference: there is a huge early mechanical toothed whales whale home. Mechanical toothed whale is the first giant whale. Their enormous size means that they require a lot of food to maintain the body, most people suspect armed toothed whales swimming in shallow water all day, looking for potential prey. Mechanical toothed whales is not a very picky predators, fish, sharks, squid, sea turtles and other marine mammals in its recipes. Mechanical toothed whales can use keen eyesight and hearing to find and catch prey. Like modern whales, toothed whales mechanical breathing air, it can not long stay underwater. Mechanical toothed whales nostrils are not up in the head, so when it's time to go up to the top of the nose must be lifted off the surface of the water.
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Chinese name (chinese) → Basilosaurus Other Chinese name (chinese [other]) → mechanical toothed whales Era (period) → Late Eocene 45 million -3600 million years ago Distribution (found in) → Egypt and USA Found strata (stratum) → ... Predators (natural enemy) → perhaps no Diet (diet) → meat Typical body length (length) → female male about 15 meters in length about 18 meters long Speculate weight (mass) → ... Fossil Period: Late Eocene Conservation status Extinct (fossil) Scientific classification Animal world: Animalia Door: Animal phylum Chordata Gang: Mammalia Mammalia Head: Cetacea Cetacea Suborder: ancient whale suborder Archaeoceti Section: Section Basilosauridae Basilosaurus Genus: Basilosaurus is Basilosaurus Seed * B. cetoides * B. drazindai * B. isis Basilosaurus (basilosaurus) first discovered when armed toothed whale fossil sea monster thought it was the left.
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Introduction (brief introduction)
The first mechanical toothed whale fossils are found in Louisiana in the United States, but soon in the Fayum (fayum) sediments preserved in Egypt also find numerous other species. This early whales find a large number of fossils. It must be very common in the warm shallow sea in Africa, Europe and North America between. One of the final consumption of fossil still retains its meals, that a group of sharks. Their bones of land animals also remind people of their ancestors: a pair of feet. In the desert of Egypt, there is a whale bones from the sand erosion out of strange places. "Whale Valley" is a shoal of fossil remains, in thirty-six million years ago, whales often swim close to shore here. Mechanical toothed whales is one of two whales found here. Mechanical toothed whale bones show that it does have a very long body. In fact, when it was first discovered, was also mistaken for some kind of sea snake (so it will have a meaning "Lizard King" English name). Although not often get the fossil in Egypt well preserved, but recently found a turtle fossil whale teeth fossils in a mechanical chest. This seems to be something it stomach, including several different fish bones, as well as a fifty centimeters long shark. Late Eocene warm coastal waters very much like a modern tropical oceans, except for one important difference: there is a huge early mechanical toothed whales whale home. Mechanical toothed whale is the first giant whale. Their enormous size means that they require a lot of food to maintain the body, most people suspect armed toothed whales swimming in shallow water all day, looking for potential prey. Mechanical toothed whales is not a very picky predators, fish, sharks, squid, sea turtles and other marine mammals in its recipes. Mechanical toothed whales can use keen eyesight and hearing to find and catch prey. Like modern whales, toothed whales mechanical breathing air, it can not long stay underwater. Mechanical toothed whales nostrils are not up in the head, so when it's time to go up to the top of the nose must be lifted off the surface of the water. Basilosaurus (Basilosaurus, meaning "emperor lizard") is a branch of a dragon whale genus that lived in the late Eocene 39 million to 34 million years ago. Basilosaurus fossil was first discovered in the United States, Louisiana, just beginning to be mistaken for a huge marine reptiles, paleontologists identified the presence of at least two other species from Egypt and Pakistan fossils found . Basilosaurus average height of 18 meters (60 feet), and has a more slender body than modern whales. Paleontologists have been degraded to their short hind legs are very interested. Basilosaurus also Mississippi and Alabama state fossil. In the early 19th century, Louisiana and Alabama, dragon whale fossils are fairly common, so they are often used as raw material for furniture. Later, a dragon with a connoisseur whale vertebrae were sent to the American Philosophical Society, the fossil was destroyed because he was worried locals. The fossil and finally into the hands of the anatomist reason 察德 Harun (Richard Harlan) Dr. He claimed this was a reptile fossil, named Basilosaurus, meaning "emperor lizard." And when the British anatomist reason 察德 Owen (Richard Owen) studied the spine, jaw fragments, the forelimbs and later discovered the fossil ribs after he announced which is a mammalian organisms. Owen proposed to rename it to Zeuglodon cetoides, has now become a Basilosaurus synonyms. Although the name is considered by many to be more appropriate, but by convention, the name must be used first published. In 1845, Albert Kou District (Albert Koch) that huge bones found in Alabama, and later makes up a complete skeleton of a story. He later pieced together a 114-foot long "sea serpent" bones, and let it be a public exhibition in New York and Europe. This is a so-called "sea serpent" skeleton was last seen five different individuals are actually composed of bones, some of which are not Basilosaurus, these bones finally destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. From Egypt Zeuglodon Valley fossils found and identified another species Basilosaurus, called Basilosaurus isis. These fossils save quite good, including the hind legs, including, but numerous. Paleontologist Philip Gingerich (Phillip Gingerich) in this valley organized several mining, and infer the Egyptians for the Indian crocodile belief may be because those buried in this huge fossils. Pakistan found another one kind Basilosaurus drazindai. A whale named Basiloterus husseini is the closest known whale of a dragon, but the body does not Basilosaurus so big and lanky. The most prominent feature Basilosaurus is very slender body, because they have never slender spine, they were portrayed as the most slender whales. In contrast with other marine mammals, Basilosaurus is considered unusual movement. The same size chest, waist, sacral spine and tail means that Basilosaurus is eel-like manner similar to activities. Even more bizarre is that paleontologist Philip Gingerich think Basilosaurus may also in some cases to levels similar to the eel-like way to move, as well as for marine mammals ambiguities. The tail of the dragon whale skeleton display is likely to have a small tail fin, but could only move vertically help. Most of the recovery graph shows Basilosaurus has a small, suggesting that baleen whales like the dorsal fin, while others display Basilosaurus recovery plan is only a back bulge. Basilosaurus's body structure is probably the most famous 0.6-meter-long hind legs, there is no doubt that it can not help moving. This degradation may be just to fix the two hind position dissimilar Basilosaurus. Hind legs like mating snakes used to guide the degradation of the hind legs, so Basilosaurus may be true. Basilosaurus vertebrae are hollow, seems filled with liquid. This implies Basilosaurus can move substantially in a horizontal plane surface of the ocean, and other marine mammals are most stereo activities. From the thin and thick axial limb muscle tissue to determine, the dragon is considered not long lasting whales swimming and diving. Basilosaurus is also considered to have no ability to move on land. Dragon whale's head did not like the amount of modern toothed whales Long (melon), the brain is relatively small. Basilosaurus was not considered modern whales social competence, these characteristics may lead to this result. Basilosaurus was once considered to have some of the soft shell, but it seems that is the result of misidentification of sea shells. Some zoologists believe that the mysterious dragon whale or compare similar evolution is still alive, they are the people to be witnessed sea snakes, however Basilosaurus fossil display them have become extinct 37 million years ago, there is no evidence to support this argument. Basilosaurus is one of the BBC dance album and the Beast Episode 2 of the protagonist, the film describes the life cycle of Basilosaurus, including mating and reproduction. In the album after the sea monster with Beasts, the Basilosaurus is described as more aggressive and territorial creatures. American author Herman Melville in his novel "Moby Dick," also mentioned Basilosaurus.