†Babiacetus mishrai Bajpai and Thewissen 1998 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai and J. G. M. Thewissen. 1998. Middle Eocene Cetaceans from the Harudi and Subathu Formations of India. The Emergence of Whales 213-233
Belongs to Babiacetus according to S. A. McLeod and L. G. Barnes 2008
See also Bajpai and Thewissen 1998 and Thewissen et al. 2001
Sister taxon: Babiacetus indicus
Type specimen: RUSB 2512, a skull. Its type locality is Babia Hills, which is in a Lutetian estuary/bay shale in the Harudi Formation of India.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Babia Hills
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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