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Indocetinae (disused)
Taxonomy
Indocetinae was named by Gingerich et al. (1993).
It was considered a nomen nudum by Gingerich et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Protocetidae by Gingerich et al. (1993), Thewissen et al. (1996), McLeod and Barnes (2008).
It was considered a nomen nudum by Gingerich et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Protocetidae by Gingerich et al. (1993), Thewissen et al. (1996), McLeod and Barnes (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Indocetinae Gingerich et al. p. 414 |
| 1996 | Indocetinae Thewissen et al. p. 71 figs. Figure 31 |
| 2008 | Indocetinae McLeod and Barnes p. 93 |
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Subfm. †Indocetinae Gingerich et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. D. Gingerich et al. 1993 | Indocetine protocetids differ from remingtonocetids, dorudontids, and basilosaurids in having Protocetus-like skulls, while retaining long necks, multiple-vertebral sacra, and substantial hind limbs not seen in protocetines. Indocetines were more aquatic than Pakicetus and other pakicetines (Gingerich and Russell, 1990), but at the same time amphibious tail-swimmers less advanced than Protocetus. |