Species Classification: ‭ ‬Dorudontinae.

In Depth        Though only known from a partial skull and jaws,‭ ‬Saghacetus is known to‭ ‬have been a dorudontine whale that was hunting in the waters of Egypt during the Eocene.‭ ‬Before being established as a distinct genus,‭ ‬fossils of Saghacetus had been described as species of Dorudon.‭ ‬The exact size of Saghacetus is uncertain,‭ … Read more

In Depth        A relative of other primitive whales such as Dorudon and Zygorhiza,‭ ‬Ancalecetus would have been a toothed predatory whale that hunted other marine organisms for food.‭ ‬In fact,‭ ‬Ancalecetus is seen to be very similar to Dorudon atrox with the exception of the fore limbs of Ancalecetus being much smaller and closer to … Read more