Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: S. Bajpai and J. G. M. Thewissen. 2014. Protocetid cetaceans (Mammalia) from the Eocene of India. Palaeontologia Electronica 17(3):34A

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

See also Bajpai and Thewissen 2014 and Berta 2017

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

Subtaxa: Dhedacetus hyaeni

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Type: Dhedacetus hyaeni

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dhedidi East (Eocene of India)

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