Ambulocetus Fossils from the Eocene ~ 9.8 feet long

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Ambulocetus Fossils from the Eocene ~ 9.8 feet long Probably ambush predators Ate larger fish and aquatic tetrapods Probably fully aquatic Slow swimmer

Ambulocetus Fossils found in probable estuarine sediments

Thewissen et al. (2009)

Newsome et al. (2010)

Ambulocetus Pakicetus

Kutchicetus Probably smallest Eocene cetacean Extremely narrow snout By Momotarou2012 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23521423 Probably smallest Eocene cetacean Extremely narrow snout Strong tail Very short limbs

Pakicetus Kutchicetus Durodon Thewissen et al. (2009)