{"product_id":"3-3-pappocetus-lugardi-tooth-prehistoric-whale-40-34-mil-yrs-old-eocene-age","title":"3.2\" Pappocetus Lugardi Tooth Prehistoric Whale 40-34 Mil Yrs Old Eocene Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocation: Boujdour Basin, Morocco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 2.3 Ounces\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 3.2 Inches Long, 1.3 Inches Wide, 0.8 Inches Thick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a real fossil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eThe Item Pictured is the one you will receive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eName:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Pappocetus Lugardi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Piscivore\/Carnivore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Estimated between‭ ‬50 Feet to 60 feet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003eKnown locations:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNorth Africa‬\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime period:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Mid Eocene Period 40 to 34 million Year Ago\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePappocetus Lugardi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is the earliest Transition form of prehistoric whale which lived approximately 40 million to 34 million years ago during the Mid-Eocene Period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePappocetus was a protocetid. The protocetids represent one of the earliest forms of whale development when they were transitioning from the land to the sea. The protocetids had large forelimbs and hindlimbs that could support the body on land, and they were most likely amphibious – capable of living on land and in the sea. Certain characteristics show that the protocetids were adapting to aquatic life including lack of fusion of the pelvic vertebrae (allowing tail movement) and nostrils that have moved halfway up their snout. Pappocetus is in the Georgiacetinae sub-family which makes it the direct ancestor to the Basilosaurus, a well knows extinct primitive whale from the Eocene. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegarding the Pappocetus, their robust tooth and root structure suggest that they were an aquatic carnivore capable of consuming significant prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did this whale have such an enormous bite force? Well, it had one so that it could hunt down and kill its favorite prey. Paleontologists believe it probably feasted on large fish and small whales and probably anything else it could have gotten hold of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1250\/0441\/files\/440px-Georgiac_480x480.jpg?v=1571852076\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr id=\"horizontalrule\"\u003e","brand":"Youssef 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45749415608600,"sku":"03JLL111","price":225.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1250\/0441\/files\/5U8A5343_0243e37f-0d64-4ecc-a44d-0e929cd2acdd.jpg?v=1689548375","url":"https:\/\/www.fossilageminerals.com\/products\/3-3-pappocetus-lugardi-tooth-prehistoric-whale-40-34-mil-yrs-old-eocene-age","provider":"Fossil Age Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}