Takracetus Gingerich et al. 1995 (whale)

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

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Takra Daab (Eocene of Pakistan)

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