Qaisracetus Gingerich et al. 2001 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Ul-Haq, I. H. Khan and I. S. Zalmout. 2001. Eocene stratrigraphy and archaeocete whales (Mammalia, Cetacea) of Drug Lahar in the eastern Sulaiman range, Balochistan (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30(11):269-319

Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016

See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Gao and Ni 2015, Gingerich et al. 2001, Gingerich et al. 2005, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Uhen 2014 and Uhen et al. 2011

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, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus

Subtaxa: Qaisracetus arifi

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Type: Qaisracetus arifi

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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