Pappocetus Andrews 1920 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1920. A description of new species of zeuglodont and of leathery turtle from the Eocene of Southern Nigeria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1919(18):309-319

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

See also Andrews 1920, Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Carroll 1988, Gao and Ni 2015, Gingerich et al. 2005, Gingerich and Zouhri 2015, Kellogg 1928, Kellogg 1936, McKenna and Bell 1997, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1945, Slijper 1936, Thewissen et al. 1996, Uhen 2001, Uhen 2014 and Zittel 1925

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

Subtaxa: Pappocetus lugardi

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Type: Pappocetus lugardi

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections), Western Sahara (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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