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Basilosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | When the British anatomist Sir Richard Owen studied the spine, mandibular fragments, arms, and ribs (recently found) he proclaimed them to be mammalian. |
 | | Owen proposed renaming the find to Zeuglodon cetoides (Yoked-tooth), which is now a junior synonym; though the latter is considered by many to be a more fitting name, the first-published name always takes precedent. |
 | | Zeuglodon name is in reference to the double rooted teeth typical of marine mammals. |
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