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Eocetus

Eocetus (from Ancient Greek (ēṓs), meaning "dawn", and Latin, meaning "whale", and thus, "dawn whale") is an extinct protocetidearly whale known from the early-late Eocene (Bartonian, 40.4 to 37.2 million years ago) in Gebel Mokattam, (30°00′N31°18′E / 30.0°N 31.3°E / 30.0; 31.3, paleocoordinates 24°54′N26°48′E / 24.9°N 26.8°E / 24.9; 26.8) outside Cairo, Egypt.

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