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Basilosaurus Transitional Fossil. not only were the vast majority of their fossil remains discovered in egypt 14,15,16, but the most thoroughly documented basilosaurids, including the first fully aquatic cetaceans and early. Transitional fossils usually coexist with gaps in a sequence in the.

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the discovery of many fossils with transitional features documents the transformation of whales from land animals to ocean dwellers.by the turn of the 20th century the oldest fossil whales were still represented by basilosaurus and similar forms like dorudon and protocetus, all of which were fully aquatic—there were no. Scientists called it basilosaurus, or king.

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Basilosaurus Transitional Fossila transitional form of life is one that demonstably illustrates a particular intermediate evolutionary stage of change or adaptation. at 20 metres long and weighing more than six tonnes, it was an aquatic killing machine with jaws powerful enough to crush anything in its path. not only were the vast majority of their fossil remains discovered in egypt 14,15,16, but the most thoroughly documented basilosaurids, including the first fully aquatic cetaceans and early.the discovery of many fossils with transitional features documents the transformation of whales from land animals to ocean dwellers.