Qaisracetus
Sign in to saveQaisracetus is an extinct protocetid early whale known from the Eocene (Lutetian, ) of Baluchistan, Pakistan (, paleocoordinates ).
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It sits within the topics Extinct mammals of Asia, Fossil taxa described in 2001 and Monotypic prehistoric cetacean genera.
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- Parent taxon
- Protocetidae
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- taxon name
- Qaisracetus
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- genus
- start time
- 48600000-0
- end time
- 40400000-0
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- Etymology
- Description
- Palaeoecology
- Notes and references
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Qaisracetus is an extinct protocetid early whale known from the Eocene (Lutetian, ) of Baluchistan, Pakistan (, paleocoordinates ).
==Etymology== The genus is named after the Qaisrani Baloch tribe which assisted Gingerich and his team during their field work. "Qaisra" is also etymologically close to the royal title used in Persian and many Indo-European languages (e.g. Kaiser, Czar, Caesar). The species is named for Muhammad Arif, former paleontologist at the Geological Survey of Pakistan who contributed significantly to archaeocete paleontology in Pakistan.
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