†Aegicetus Gingerich 2019 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 2019. Aegicetus gehennae, a new late Eocene protocetid (Cetacea, Archaeoceti) from Wadi Al Hitan, Egypt, and the transition to tail- powered swimming in whales. PLoS Once 14(12):e0225391
Parent taxon: Georgiacetinae according to P. D. Gingerich 2019
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Aegicetus gehennae
Type: Aegicetus gehennae
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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