Ocucajea

Ocuc-aj-je-ah.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2014, June 2). Ocucajea. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ocucajea/

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Name

Ocucajea ‭(‬named after the town of Ocucaje near where the first fossils were found‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ocuc-aj-je-ah.

Named By

Mark D.‭ ‬Uhen,‭ ‬Nicholas D.‭ ‬Pyenson,‭ ‬Thomas J.‭ ‬Devries,‭ ‬Mario Urbina‭ & ‬Paul R.‭ ‬Renne‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Basilosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

O.‭ ‬picklingi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paracas Formation.

Time Period

Bartonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Ocucajea is a genus of basilosaurid whale that lived in the waters around South America during the Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Middle Eocene Whales from the Pisco Basin of Peru.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬85‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬955‭–‬69.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mark D.‭ ‬Uhen,‭ ‬Nicholas D.‭ ‬Pyenson,‭ ‬Thomas J.‭ ‬Devries,‭ ‬Mario Urbina‭ & ‬Paul R.‭ ‬Renne‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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