Nalacetus
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| Nalacetus Temporal range: Early Eocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Archaeoceti |
| Family: | Pakicetidae |
| Genus: | Nalacetus Thewissen & Hussain, 1998 |
| Binomial name | |
| Nalacetus ratimitus Thewissen and Hussain, 1998 |
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Nalacetus is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the family Pakicetidae which were endemic to southern Asia living during the Lutenian stage of the Middle Eocene (between 48.6 mya—40.4 mya).[1]
It was said to be wolf-sized and one of the earliest forms of the order Cetacea. The fossil record is exclusive to northern Pakistan. Nalacetus was named by Thewissen and Hussain in 1998. Its type is Nalacetus ratimitus. It was considered monophyletic by Uhen (2010).
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