Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich and D. E. Russell. 1990. Dentition of early Eocene Pakicetus (Mammalia, Cetacea) . Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 28(1):1-20
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to P. D. Gingerich and H. Cappetta 2014
See also Bianucci and Landini 2007, Fordyce et al. 1995, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Gao and Ni 2015, Gingerich et al. 2009, Gingerich et al. 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Thewissen et al. 1996, Uhen 1999, Uhen 2001 and Uhen 2008
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protocetinae in the database