Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: A. S. Gohar, M. S. Antar, R. W. Boessenecker, D. A. Sabry, S. El-Sayed, E. R. Seiffert, I. S. Zalmout and H. M. Sallam. 2021. A new protocetid whale offers clues to biogeography and feeding ecology in early cetacean evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288(20211368):1-7

Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to A. S. Gohar et al. 2021

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

Subtaxa: Phiomicetus anubis

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Type: Phiomicetus anubis

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Al Amaim (Eocene of Egypt)

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