Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Haq, I. S. Zalmout, I. H. Khan, and M. S. Malkani. 2001. Origin of whales from early artiodactyls: Hands and feet of Eocene Protocetidae from Pakistan. Science 293:2239-2242

Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016

See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Gao and Ni 2015, Geisler and Sanders 2003, Gingerich 2012, Gingerich and Cappetta 2014, Gingerich et al. 2001, Gingerich et al. 2005, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Spaulding et al. 2009, Uhen 2014, Uhen et al. 2011 and van Vliet 2004

Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus

Subtaxa: Artiocetus clavis

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kunvit, Habib Rahi Formation (Eocene of Pakistan)

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