Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: R. C. Hulbert, R. M. Petkewich, G. A. Bishop, D. Bukry, and D. P. Aleshire. 1998. A new middle Eocene protocetid whale (Mammalia: Cetacea: Archaeoceti) and associated biota from Georgia. Journal of Paleontology 72(5):907-927
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016
See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Gao and Ni 2015, Geisler and Sanders 2003, Gingerich et al. 2005, Hulbert et al. 1998, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Uhen 2001, Uhen 2008, Uhen 2008, Uhen 2014, Uhen 2014 and Uhen et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Carolinacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Georgiacetus vogtlensis
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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