Name: Ambulocetus (Walking whale).
Phonetic: Am-bu-loh-cee-tuss.
Named By: Thewissen et al - 1996.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Archaeoceti, Ambulocetidae, Ambulocetinae.
Species: A. natans.
Type: Carnivore.
Size: 3 meters long.
Known locations: Pakistan.
Time period: Ypresian of the Eocene.
Fossil representation: Several individuals with partial remains, one specimen with a much more complete skeletal frame.
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