20125 - Outstanding Huge Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth IN CATAWIKI AUCTION NOW Olenellus chiefensis It is named for Danbury

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20125 - Outstanding Huge Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth IN CATAWIKI AUCTION NOW Olenellus chiefensis It is named for DanburyScientific name: Basilosaurus sp Probably Pappocetus lugardi, Andrews 1920 (whale ancestor) Location: Dakhla, Western Sahara, South Morocco Geological Formation: Boujdour Basin, Middle Late Eocene Phosphate Outcrops Age: Middle Late Eocene, Bartonian stage (~40 Million Years) Size (long): 8,5cm REF.: 20125 DESCRIPTION: Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of Basilosaurus. Rare specimen