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One of my fave prehistoric beasts the Basilosaurus

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2020-04-21

A sketch/speedpaint for Extinct cetaceans swimming in the Late Eocene coastal waters of Egypt. A pair of Dorudon atrox (front) and the giant, serpentine Basilosaurus isis swimming in the background

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2020-04-15

This how the (#Wadi_ElHitan) in was before 40 million years ago. It was ruled by the king
Credit: Nat. Geo.

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2020-03-05

Vintage illustrations by Czech illustrator and noted paleoartist Zdeněk Burian (1905-1981).

1. Basilosaurus from "The Age of Monsters" (1966) by Josef Augusta.
2. Elasmosaurus from "Prehistoric Sea Monsters" (1964) by Josef Augusta.

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2020-03-04

Basilosaurus eating some feesh!

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2020-01-04

バシロサウルス
Basilosaurus cetoides

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2019-09-09

Did my part for the bird noodle challange : A penguin descendent that evolved a body stucture similer to a mosasaur, vestigial hind limbs like a basilosaurus, and a serrated beak adapt at catching slippery prey. Can grow to 20-30 feet long, and weigh near a ton.

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2019-01-15

stomach contents of fossil whale shows that it fed on both smaller whales and large fishes
Stomach contents of the archaeocete Basilosaurus isis: Apex predator in oceans of the late Eocene https://t.co/X595ULz6I8

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2019-01-10

Highlights from the stream: nesting Gigantoraptor, territorial Allosaurus, sleeping Basilosaurus and a Diplocaulus with fleshy poncho.

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2018-03-18