Rodhocetus

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 * The rodhocetus was an early species of whale, generally 10ft long and 500 pounds, reported in 1994 by palaeontologist Phillip D. Gingerich in Pakistan. it is estimated to have lived 43- 48 million years ago. It lived in the shallow waters near the shores of central Asia. **
 * It was i nitially presumed to have a 'fluked' tail, but the presumption was later scrapped.**


 * There is evidence of limbs and hands but these hands cannot spread out like the flippers of an ordinary whale. It uses it's long limbs to swim in a 'doggy paddle' style. The rodhocetus had limbs like a land animal and webbed toes in replacement for fins, suggesting that it recently changed from land to water through evolution. It's skull resembled that of an alligator or a modern day whale and it had a short tail that likely acted like a rudder. The rodhocetus had a flat and lengthy skull resembling that of a whale, it also had similar eye sockets and carnivorous teeth structure adapted to a diet of fish and squid. The teeth are large, pointed, and denote the ability to catch fish, they resemble that of a modern-day shark. The rodhocetus had an ear structure similar to modern day whales as they picked up vibrations from their jawbone. **