Pakicetus: The First Whale Was a Land Animal | AMNH

Straddling the two worlds of land and sea, the wolf-sized animal was a meat eater that sometimes ate fish, according to chemical evidence. Pakicetus also exhibited characteristics of its anatomy that link it to modern cetaceans, a group made up of whales, porpoises, and dolphins.. A resin cast of Pakicetus, based on fossils found in Pakistan, was displayed in the special exhibition Whales …

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