Platyosphys

Plat-e-oh-so-fiss.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Platyosphys.

Phonetic

Plat-e-oh-so-fiss.

Named By

R.‭ ‬Kellogg‭ ‬-‭ ‬1936.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Basilosauridae,‭ ‬Basilosaurinae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬paulsoni‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

North Africa.‭ ‬Russia.‭ ‬Ukraine.‭ ‬USA.

Time Period

Middle Eocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Platyosphys is a genus of basilosaurid whale known to have ranged across the Atlantic Ocean and throughout European and north African waters.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A Review of the Archaeoceti.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Carnegie Institution of Washington‭ ‬482:1-366‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Kellogg‭ ‬-‭ ‬1936. -‭ ‬New fauna of archaeocete whales‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea‭) ‬from the Bartonian middle Eocene of southern Morocco.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of African Earth Sciences‭ ‬111:‭ ‬273‭–‬286.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Philip D.‭ ‬Gingerich‭ & ‬Samir Zouhri‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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