Takracetus

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Takracetus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: †Protocetidae
Genus: †Takracetus
Species:
†Takracetus
Binomial name
†Takracetus

Takracetus was a primitive cetacean that lived approximately 45 million years ago. The type specimen (GSP-UM 3041) is a partial skull[1] though the literature mentions a second more complete specimen.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Gingerich, Arif & Clyde 1995
  2. ^ Hulbert et al. 1998

References

  • Gingerich, Philip D.; Arif, Muhammad; Clyde, William C. (1995). "New Archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene Domanda Formation of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan)". Contributions from Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan. 29 (11): 291–330. OCLC 34123868. Retrieved February 2013. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Hulbert, Richard C, Jr; Petkewich, Richard M; Bishop, Gale A; Bukry, David; Aleshire, David P (September 1998). "A New Middle Eocene Protocetid Whale (Mammalia: Cetacea: Archaeoceti) and Associated Biota from Georgia". Journal of Paleontology. 72 (5): 907–927. JSTOR 1306667. OCLC 4908698029. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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