Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: S. A. McLeod and L. G. Barnes. 2008. A new genus and species of Eocene protocetid archaeocete whale (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Atlantic Coastal plain. Science Series, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 41:73-98

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

See also Berta 2017, Gao and Ni 2015, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Uhen 2014 and Uhen 2014

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

Subtaxa: Crenatocetus rayi

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Martin Marietta New Bern Quarry, Castle Hayne Formation (Eocene of North Carolina)

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