Kalakocetus Waqas et al. 2026 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Kalakocetidae

Full reference: M. Waqas, R. Weppe, V. Lazzari, C. Blondel, L. Marivaux, A. Charruault, M. Tarry, A. Euriat, R. Lebrun, R. S. Rana, T. Smith and M. Orliac. 2026. A basal representative of Cetacea from the Eocene of India. Nature Ecology & Evolution

Parent taxon: Kalakocetidae according to M. Waqas et al. 2026

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Kalakocetus aurorae

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Type: Kalakocetus aurorae

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Belli (Eocene to Eocene of Pakistan)

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