Tutcetus rayanensis: Life Reconstruction in the Ancient Tethys Ocean (IMAGE)

Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (MUVP)

Tutcetus rayanensis: Life Reconstruction in the Ancient Tethys Ocean

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Life reconstruction of the extinct basilosaurid whale Tutcetus rayanensis swimming in the Tethys Ocean of present-day Egypt, 41 million years ago. Illustration by Ahmed Morsi.

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Hesham Sallam - Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center

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