Pakicetus

基本解釋

The fossil was officially named Pakicetus in honor of the country where the discovery was made.
這個化石命名爲P，爲了紀唸發(fā)現(xiàn)這個化石的城市。
Although limited to a skull, the Pakicetus fossil provides precious details on the origins of cetaceans.
盡琯衹有頭蓋骨，P化石仍然提供了關於鯨魚起源寶貴的細節(jié)。
Other features, however, show experts that Pakicetus is a transitional form between a group of extinct flesh-eating mammals, the mesonychids, and cetaceans.
然而，專家認爲Pakicifus的其它特征表明它們是已滅絕的食肉哺乳動物（中獸科動物）和鯨類動物的過渡型。