Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai and J. G. M. Thewissen. 2014. Protocetid cetaceans (Mammalia) from the Eocene of India. Palaeontologia Electronica 17(3):34A
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016
See also Bajpai and Thewissen 2014 and Berta 2017
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Kharodacetus sahnii
Type: Gaviacetus sahnii
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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