Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, I. S. Zalmout, M. Ul-Haq and M. A. Bhatti. 2005. Makracetus bidens, a new protocetid archaeocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the early middle Eocene of Balochistan (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 31(9):197-210
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to P. D. Gingerich 2019
See also Bianucci and Landini 2007, Gingerich et al. 2005, Uhen 2008 and Uhen and Berndt 2008
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Aegicetus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence