Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Ul-Haq, I. H. Khan and I. S. Zalmout. 2001. Eocene stratrigraphy and archaeocete whales (Mammalia, Cetacea) of Drug Lahar in the eastern Sulaiman range, Balochistan (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30(11):269-319
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016
See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Gao and Ni 2015, Gingerich et al. 2001, Gingerich et al. 2005, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Uhen 2014 and Uhen et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Qaisracetus arifi
Type: Qaisracetus arifi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Pakistan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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