†Aegyptocetus tarfa Bianucci and Gingerich 2011 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci and P. D. Gingerich. 2011. Aegyptocetus tarfa, n. gen. et sp. (Mammalia, Cetacea), from the middle Eocene of Egypt: clinorhynchy, olfaction, and hearing in a protocetid whale. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(6):1173-1188
Belongs to Aegyptocetus according to G. Bianucci and P. D. Gingerich 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MSNTUP I-15459, a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Khashm el-Raqaba, which is in a Bartonian carbonate limestone in the Gebel Hof Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Khashm el-Raqaba
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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