Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, S. M. Raza, M. Arif, M. Anwar, and X. Zhou. 1994. New whale from the Eocene of Pakistan and the origin of cetacean swimming. Nature 368:844-847
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016
See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Clementz et al. 2006, Gao and Ni 2015, Geisler and Sanders 2003, Gingerich 2012, Gingerich et al. 1995, Gingerich and Cappetta 2014, Gingerich et al. 1994, Gingerich et al. 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Spaulding et al. 2009, Thewissen et al. 1996, Thewissen et al. 2001, Uhen 2014, Uhen et al. 2011 and van Vliet 2004
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Rodhocetus balochistanensis Rodhocetus kasranii
Type: Rodhocetus kasrani
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Pakistan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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