†Kharodacetus sahnii Bajpai and Thewissen 1998 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Alternative combination: Gaviacetus sahnii
Full reference: S. Bajpai and J. G. M. Thewissen. 1998. Middle Eocene Cetaceans from the Harudi and Subathu Formations of India. The Emergence of Whales 213-233
Belongs to Kharodacetus according to S. Bajpai and J. G. M. Thewissen 2014
See also Bajpai and Thewissen 1998, McLeod and Barnes 2008 and Uhen 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: VPL 1021, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Harudi, which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal mudstone in the Harudi Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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