Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: J. H. Geisler, A. E. Sanders, and Z. Luo. 2005. A new protocetid whale (Cetacea: Archaeoceti) from the late middle Eocene of South Carolina. American Museum Novitates 3480:1-65
Parent taxon: Protocetidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016
See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Gingerich 2011, Gao and Ni 2015, Geisler et al. 2005, Gingerich et al. 2005, McLeod and Barnes 2008, Mourlam and Orliac 2018, Uhen 2008, Uhen 2014, Uhen 2014, Uhen et al. 2011 and Vautrin et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Aegyptocetus, Artiocetus, Babiacetus, Crenatocetus, Dhedacetus, Eocetus, Gaviacetus, Georgiacetinae, Georgiacetus, Indocetinae, Indocetus, Kharodacetus, Maiacetus, Makaracetinae, Makaracetus, Natchitochia, Pappocetinae, Pappocetus, Peregocetus, Phiomicetus, Protocetinae, Protocetus, Qaisracetus, Rodhocetus, Takracetus, Togocetus, Tupelocetus
Subtaxa: Carolinacetus gingerichi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Senegal (1 collection), Togo (1), United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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