Babiacetus Trivedy and Satsangi 1984 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: A. N. Trivedy and P. P. Satsangi. 1984. A new archaeocete (whale) from the Eocene of India. Abstracts of 27th International Geological Congress, Moscow 1:322-323

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

See also Bajpai and Thewissen 1998, Bajpai and Thewissen 2014, Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Clementz et al. 2006, Gao and Ni 2015, Gingerich et al. 1995, Gingerich et al. 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Thewissen et al. 2001, Trivedy and Satsangi 1984, Uhen 2001, Uhen 2014 and Uhen et al. 2011

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

Subtaxa: Babiacetus indicus Babiacetus mishrai

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

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

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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