- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgiacetus Whale
- Creator:
- Gore, Pamela J. W.
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Skeleton--Georgia--Statesboro
Whales--Georgia--Statesboro
Museums--Georgia--Statesboro
Fossils--Georgia--Statesboro
Whales, Fossil--Georgia--Statesboro - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bulloch County, Statesboro, 32.44879, -81.78317
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Georgiacetus whale, an early ancestor of the modern whale, lived in the shallow sea that covered Georgia during the Eocene epoch (of the Paleogene period). The whale's hind legs and hips were functional.
Photograph of a fossilized skeleton of the Georgiacetus whale, an early ancestor of the modern whale. It is housed at the Georgia Southern Museum at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. This animal lived in the shallow sea that covered Georgia during the Eocene epoch (of the Paleogene period). The whale's hind legs and hips were functional. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/coastal-plain-geologic-province/m-10631/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Pamela J. W. Gore
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/coastal-plain-geologic-province
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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