Indocetus
Sign in to saveIndocetus is a protocetid early whale known from the late early Eocene (Lutetian, ) Harudi Formation (, paleocoordinates ) in Kutch, India.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 4 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Extinct mammals of Asia, Fossil taxa described in 1975 and Monotypic prehistoric cetacean genera.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Protocetidae
- Image
- Indocetus IITR-SB 2986.jpg
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- taxon name
- Indocetus
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 48600000-0
- end time
- 40400000-0
- Commons category
- Indocetus
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Indocetus is a protocetid early whale known from the late early Eocene (Lutetian, ) Harudi Formation (, paleocoordinates ) in Kutch, India.
The holotype of is a partial skull in two pieces with the frontal shield and the right occiput and auditory bulla preserved.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Indocetus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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4 mapped locations