Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
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
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. 1995, Gingerich and Cappetta 2014, Gingerich et al. 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Thewissen et al. 2001, Uhen 2001 and Uhen 2014
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, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Takracetus simus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Takra Daab (Eocene of Pakistan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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