Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Arif, and W. C. Clyde. 1995. New archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene Domanda Formation of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 29(11):291-330

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

See also Bajpai and Thewissen 1998, Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Gao and Ni 2015, Geisler and Sanders 2003, Gingerich et al. 1995, Gingerich and Cappetta 2014, Gingerich et al. 2005, McKenna and Bell 1997, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Thewissen et al. 2001, Uhen 2001, Uhen 2002, Uhen 2009, Uhen 2013, Uhen 2014 and Uhen et al. 2011

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

Subtaxa: Gaviacetus razai

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Basti Ahmed (Eocene of Pakistan)

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