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Kutchicetus minimus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Remingtonocetidae

Taxonomy
Kutchicetus minimus was named by Bajpai and Thewissen (2000). Its type specimen is RUSB 2647, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Godhatad, which is in a Lutetian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Harudi Formation of India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Andrewsiphius sloani by Gingerich et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Kutchicetus minimus Bajpai and Thewissen p. 1478
2001Kutchicetus minimus Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1
2004Kutchicetus minimus van Vliet p. 143
2009Kutchicetus minimus Thewissen and Bajpai p. 643

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
familyRemingtonocetidae
subfamilyAndrewsiphiinae
genusKutchicetus
speciesminimus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Kutchicetus minimus Bajpai and Thewissen 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Kachchh) Kutchicetus minimus (type locality: 45583)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Kutch) Kutchicetus minimus (45592)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Gujarat) Kutchicetus minimus (91427)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0India (Gujarat) Kutchicetus minimus (48074)