†Takracetus simus Gingerich et al. 1995 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Arif, and W. C. Clyde. 1995. New archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene Domanda Formation of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 29(11):291-330
Belongs to Takracetus according to P. D. Gingerich et al. 1995
See also Gingerich and Cappetta 2014, McLeod and Barnes 2008 and Thewissen et al. 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GSP-UM 3041, a skull. Its type locality is Takra Daab, which is in a Lutetian offshore shelf shale/limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Takra Daab
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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