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What is the difference between the pakicetus and the ambulocetus?

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The Ambulocetus was an early cetacean with short limbs and large feet used for swimming. While the Pakicetus is an extinct genus of amphibious cetacean of the family Pakicetidae, which was endemic to modern Pakistan during the Eocene.

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