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Pakicetus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Pakicetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pakicetus Gingerich and Russell
1988Pakicetus Carroll
1990Pakicetus Gingerich and Russell p. 17
1993Pakicetus Benton p. 761
1996Pakicetus Thewissen et al. p. 71 figs. Figure 31
1997Pakicetus McKenna and Bell p. 370
1998Pakicetus Thewissen and Hussain p. 231
2001Pakicetus Thewissen et al. p. 277
2003Pakicetus Geisler and Sanders p. 27
2004Pakicetus van Vliet p. 143
2006Pakicetus Clementz et al. p. 359
2008Pakicetus McLeod and Barnes p. 92
2009Pakicetus Cooper et al. p. 1291
2010Pakicetus Uhen p. 199
2012Pakicetus Gingerich p. 313 figs. Figure 4
2014Pakicetus Gingerich and Cappetta p. 128 figs. Figure 16
2015Pakicetus Gao and Ni p. 156 figs. Table 1
2016Pakicetus Marx et al. p. 98
2017Pakicetus Berta p. 159

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

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.

G. †Pakicetus Gingerich and Russell 1981
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Pakicetus attocki West 1980
Pakicetus calcis Cooper et al. 2009
Pakicetus chittas Cooper et al. 2009
Pakicetus inachus Gingerich and Russell 1981
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. N. Cooper et al. 2009P4 taller than M1; protocone lobe of P4 prominent; M1 labiolingually narrower than P4; small angle be- tween M2 protocone and labial base of trigon; protocone round- ed, slightly bulbous; M3 trigon base mediolaterally wide, steep anterior and posterior borders; p4 taller than m1-m3, anteropos- teriorly elongated at base. Differs from Nalacetus (H-GSP 18521, 96055) and Ichthyolestes (IPHG 1956 II 7) in: protocone rounded, bulbous. Differs from Nalacetus in: M3 trigon labiolin- gually wider base, more lingually oriented paracone tip.