Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: M. L. Gibson, J. Mnieckowski, and J. H. Geisler. 2019. Tupelocetus palmeri, a new species of protocetid whale (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene of South Carolina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1555165

Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to M. L. Gibson et al. 2019

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

Subtaxa: Tupelocetus palmeri

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Type: Tupelocetus palmeri

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Martin Marietta Berkeley Quarry, Cross Member (Eocene of South Carolina)

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