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durodon
Pictures: © BBC 2001, distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Limited |

Dorudon

Related to Basilosaurus, but shorter and more compact, this fast swimmer resembled the modern dolphin, but wasn't nearly as intelligent. Armed with ferocious teeth, Dorudon also boasted rear limbs only about 4 inches long.

PRONUNCIATION: DOR-OO-DON
LIVED: 40 – 36 million years ago
SIZE: 16.4 feet long
FACT: Carnivorous, consuming small fish and mollusks
MEANING: Spear-toothed
CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE: Whales
RANGE: North Africa and North America
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