Pakicetidae

Pakicetidae
Temporal range: Early Eocene,
Pakicetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Pakicetidae
Thewissen, Madar & Hussain 1996
Genera

Pakicetus
Nalacetus
Ichthyolestes

Pakicetidae ("Pakistani whales") is an extinct family of Archaeoceti (early whales) that lived during the Early Eocene in Pakistan.[1] Unlike modern cetaceans, they had well-developed limbs and were capable of walking. The species included were fox to wolf-sized.[2]

  1. ^ Uhen 2010, pp. 199–201
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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