Dalanistes ahmedi Gingerich et al. 1995 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Remingtonocetidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Arif, and W. C. Clyde. 1995. New archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene Domanda Formation of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 29(11):291-330

Belongs to Dalanistes according to S. Bajpai et al. 2011

See also Clementz et al. 2006, Gingerich et al. 1995, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Thewissen et al. 2001 and van Vliet 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GSP-UM 3106, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Basti Ahmed, which is in a Lutetian offshore shelf shale/limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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