Mammalia - Cetacea - Remingtonocetidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai and J. G. M. Thewissen. 2000. A new, diminutive Eocene whale from Kachchh (Gujarat, India) and its implications for locomotor evolution. Current Science 79(10):1478-1482
Belongs to Kutchicetus according to J. G. M. Thewissen and S. Bajpai 2009
See also Bajpai and Thewissen 2000, Gingerich et al. 2001, Thewissen et al. 2001 and van Vliet 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: RUSB 2647, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Godhatad, which is in a Lutetian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Harudi Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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