Whale evolution, illustration C046/8244

Whale evolution, illustration

Código da imagem : C046/8244
Dimensões : 3.938 X 5.817 pixels
Orientação : horizontal

Data do upload no fornecedor : 01/07/2019
Tamanho máximo não comprimido : 65,5MB

Pauta:	Whale evolution, illustration
Título:	Whale evolution, illustration
Descrição:	Whale evolution. Illustration of six prehistoric whale ancestors and two modern whales (bottom). From top to bottom, the prehistoric genera are: Pakicetus (52 to 48 million years ago), Ambulocetus (47 to 41 million years ago), Remingtonocetus (45 to 43 million years ago), Protocetus (45 to 43 million years ago), Basilosaurus (40 to 33 million years ago) and Dorudon (40 to 33 million years ago). All lived during the Eocene, and form part of the evolutionary tree that resulted in modern cetaceans (whales). Starting from a semi-aquatic habitat, successive stages of evolution resulted in fully aquatic marine mammals, the loss of rear limbs, and the evolution of differing feeding mechanisms. The two modern groupings of whales at lower right are (top to bottom): baleen whales (Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti). This version of this image includes a geologic timescale across bottom. For a series that includes labelled and unlabelled versions of this image, see C046/8240 to C046/8244.
Coleção:	Science Photo Library
Crédito:	MIKKEL JUUL JENSEN / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Fotoarena
Disponibilidade:	imediata
Direito de uso:	Direito controlado
Autorização do(a) modelo:	não
Autorização da propriedade:	não

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