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Dalanistes ahmedi
Taxonomy
Dalanistes ahmedi was named by Gingerich et al. (1995). Its type specimen is GSP-UM 3106, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Basti Ahmed, which is in a Lutetian offshore shelf shale/limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1995 | Dalanistes ahmedi Gingerich et al. p. 317 figs. Fig. 17-20 |
2001 | Dalanistes ahmedi Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1 |
2004 | Dalanistes ahmedi van Vliet p. 143 |
2006 | Dalanistes ahmedi Clementz et al. p. 359 |
2008 | Dalanistes ahmedi McLeod and Barnes p. 93 |
2011 | Dalanistes ahmedi Bajpai et al. p. 703 |
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†Dalanistes ahmedi Gingerich et al. 1995
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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P. D. Gingerich et al. 1995 | Takracetus simus differs from all known protocetids in having a rostrum that is broader and possibly shorter relative to other measures of cranial size, and it differs in having relatively larger orbits. Cheek teeth are smaller than those in contemporary Rodhocetus kasrani. |