Kharodacetus
Name:
Kharodacetus.
Phonetic: Ka-roh-da-se-tus.
Named By: J. G. M. Thewissen - 2014.
Synonyms: Gaviacetus sahnii.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea,
Archaeoceti, Protocetidae.
Species: K. sahnii (type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Uncertain.
Known locations: India.
Time period: Lutetian of the Eocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Originally described as a species of Gaviacetus, Kharodacetus is a genus of protocetid whale known to have inhabited the coastal waters of India during the Eocene.
Further reading
- Protocetid cetaceans (Mammalia) from the Eocene of India. -
Palaeontologia Electronica 17 (3, 34A): 19 p. - Sunil
Bajpai & J. G. M. Thewissen - 2014.
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