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Takracetus simus
Taxonomy
Takracetus simus was named by Gingerich et al. (1995). Its type specimen is GSP-UM 3041, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Takra Daab, 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 | Takracetus simus Gingerich et al. p. 300 figs. Figs. 6B, 7 |
| 2001 | Takracetus simus Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1 |
| 2008 | Takracetus simus McLeod and Barnes p. 93 |
| 2014 | Takracetus simus Gingerich and Cappetta p. 128 figs. Figure 16 |
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†Takracetus simus 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. |