9-462: Kawas , Kavas or Cowas may refer to: Kawas (genus) , an extinct seal genus Kawas (mythology) , an Amis spiritual entity, and related terms Kawas, Pakistan , a town and union council, Balochistan province, Pakistan Kawas, Alabel , a barangay of Alabel, Sarangani, Philippines NTPC Kawas , a power plant in Surat, Gujarat, India People with
18-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kawas (genus) Kawas is an extinct genus of phocid from the Miocene of Argentina . It contains a single species known as Kawas benegasorum . Kawas comes from the Tehuelche language and is the feminine form of 'Kawa' (elephant seal). 'Kawas' can also be translated to mean 'mermaid'. Kawas
27-581: Is the discovery of preserved gut content, which indicate a diet primarily of bony fish. It is one of only two fossil pinnipeds with preserved content. Phocinae Phocinae (known colloquially as " Northern seals ") is a subfamily of Phocidae whose distribution is found in the seas surrounding the Holarctic , with the Baikal seal ( Pusa sibirica ) being the world's only freshwater species of pinniped . What distinguishes them from other phocid seals
36-484: Is the presence of well-developed claws on their front and back flippers. The Phocinae is divided into three extant tribes : Erignathini (represented by the sole extant bearded seal Erignathus barbatus ), Cystophorini (another extant monotypic tribe represented by hooded seal Cystophora cristata ), and Phocini (represented by the rest of the other surviving species in the subfamily). Members of both Erignathini and Cystophorini have 34 chromosomes, while species in
45-486: The cotton industry Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati , Indian naval officer involved in an infamous murder trial Kavasji Palanji Khatau 1857–1916), Indian theatre owner Cowasji Dinshaw Adenwalla (1827–1900), Indian businessman See also [ edit ] Kavass , often spelled kawas or kawass : a type of Late Ottoman guard Kaykaus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
54-681: The name [ edit ] Bassam Kawas (born 1969), Lebanese Olympic middle-distance runner Hiba Kawas (born 1972), Lebanese operatic soprano, composer, and academic Jeannette Kawas (1946–1995), murdered environmental activist from Honduras Samira Kawas , Lebanese producer and actress Kavas Jamas Badshah (1858–1931), Indian Civil Service officer, mayor of Ipswich Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara (1977–1941), first Indian Deputy Commissioner of Bombay Police Cowasjee Jehangir (disambiguation) , alternative spelling of Kawasjee Jehangir Kavasji Naegamvala (1857–1938), Indian astrophysicist Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar , Indian businessman in
63-408: The title Kawas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawas&oldid=1235213826 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
72-623: The tribe Phocini have 32 chromosomes. Below is a composite phylogeny of the phocine genera after Berta & Churchill (2012), Dewaele et al. (2018), and Koretsky & Rahmat (2013): † Frisiphoca † Leptophoca † Cryptophoca † Monotherium † Prophoca † Monachopsis † Sarmatonectes † Phocanella † Kawas † Platyphoca Erignathus † Miophoca † Pachyphoca Cystophora † Nanophoca Pagophilus Histriophoca † Gryphoca Halichoerus Phoca † Batavipusa † Praepusa Pusa [REDACTED] This article about
81-497: Was described from an articulated partial skeleton that has been dated to the middle Miocene around 12-14 million years ago. The skeleton is notable by the fact that it shares features in common with "northern hemisphere" seals ( Phocinae ) then it does other seals from the southern hemisphere, all traditionally placed in the subfamily Monachinae . This may suggest the Monachinae is paraphyletic . Another notable aspect of Kawas
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