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Gaviacetus razai
Taxonomy
Gaviacetus razai was named by Gingerich et al. (1995). Its type specimen is GSP-UM3095, a skull (skull & vertebra, including a sacral), 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 | Gaviacetus razai Gingerich et al. p. 305 figs. Figs. .9-11 |
| 2001 | Gaviacetus razai Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1 |
| 2002 | Gaviacetus razai Uhen p. 79 |
| 2008 | Gaviacetus razai McLeod and Barnes p. 93 |
| 2014 | Gaviacetus razai Gingerich and Cappetta p. 128 figs. Figure 16 |
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†Gaviacetus razai Gingerich et al. 1995
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. D. Gingerich et al. 1995 | Gaviacetus razai differs from all other protocetids known in the pronounced constriction of its palate anteriorly, indicating that the rostrum was unusually narrow for a protocetid. |