Zeuglodon

Zeuglodon (Gr., 'yoke-toothed'), a fossil whale-like mammal, so named by Owen from the yoke-like, double-rooted formation of its cheek teeth. The remains of the Zeuglodon were first found in Louisiana in 1839; an almost complete specimen, 70 feet long, was obtained in 1843 in Alabama. The creature had an elongated snout, and is regarded by Huxley as intermediate between true cetaceans and carnivorous seals. Its remains occur in the older tertiary deposits of England, Egypt, and North America.