†Himalayacetus subathuensis Bajpai and Gingerich 1998 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Pakicetidae
Full reference: S. Bajpai and P. D. Gingerich. 1998. A new Eocene archaeocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from India and the time of origin of whales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95:15464-15468
Belongs to Himalayacetus according to P. D. Gingerich and H. Cappetta 2014
See also Bajpai and Gingerich 1998, Clementz et al. 2006, Gingerich 2012, McLeod and Barnes 2008 and Thewissen et al. 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: RUSB 2003, a mandible. Its type locality is Kuthar Nala, which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in the Subathu Formation of India.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Kuthar Nala
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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