Carolinacetus

Cah-roe-ly-nah-see-tus.
By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2016, March 10). Carolinacetus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/carolinacetus/

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Name

Carolinacetus ‭(‬Carolina whale‭ ‬-‭ ‬After the state of South Carolina‭)‬.

Phonetic

Cah-roe-ly-nah-see-tus.

Named By

J.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Geisler,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Sanders‭ & ‬Z.‭ ‬Luo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Archaeoceti,‭ ‬Protocetidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬gingerichi‭

Size

Total size of the holotype skull estimated about‭ ‬1‭ ‬meter long.‭ ‬Tota size of the body unknown.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬South Carolina,‭ ‬Berkeley County‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tupelo Bay Formation.

Time Period

Bartonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull,‭ ‬mandibles and post cranial remains including ribs and vertebrae.

In Depth

       Carolinacetus is a genus of protocetid whale known to have‭ ‬lived around what is now South Carolina during the later half‭ ‬of the Eocene.‭ ‬Carolinacetus appears to have been slightly larger than other protocetids such as Georgiacetus,‭ ‬while also being one of the more primitive protocetid genera known from North America.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new protocetid whale‭ (‬Cetacea:‭ ‬Archaeoceti‭) ‬from the late middle Eocene of South Carolina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬3480:1-65‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Geisler,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Sanders‭ & ‬Z.‭ ‬Luo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

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