Pakicetidae

Pakicetidae Temporal range: Early Eocene, 50–49 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Pakicetus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Informal group:	†Archaeoceti
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.