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Species of mammal (fossil)
the current general consensus is that Protocetus and other protocetids lacked tail flukes. The head of Protocetus measured about 0.6 meters long. The jaws
Protocetus
Family of mammals
Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Kharodacetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Georgiacetinae- Georgiacetines
Protocetidae
Informal group of large marine mammals
(Ambulocetus 49 mya), a streamlined body and the growth of flukes on the tail (Protocetus 43 mya), the migration of the nostrils toward the top of the cranium (blowholes)
Whale
Genus of mammals
R. kasrani from Indocetus. In contrast to later archaeocetes such as Protocetus and later cetaceans, Rodhocetus retains external nares above upper canines
Rodhocetus
Genus of ancient whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Pakicetus
Extinct genus of early cetacean
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Perucetus
Genus of mammals
was named after naturalist Remington Kellogg. Sahni & Mishra 1975 named Protocetus harudiensis based on a partial skeleton, the type specimen found in the
Remingtonocetus
Prehistoric cetacean genus from the Late Eocene epoch
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Basilosaurus
Informal classification of marine mammals, closely related to whales and porpoises
of flukes on the tail which occurred around 43 million years ago with Protocetus, the migration of the nasal openings toward the top of the cranium and
Dolphin
Extinct remingtonocetid early whale known from the Eocene
collected by Sahni & Mishra 1972 who described it as mandibular fragments of Protocetus sloani. Sahni & Mishra 1975 described two new species, Andrewsiphius kutchensis
Andrewsiphius
Family of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Ambulocetidae
Geologic formation in Egypt
been reported. This formation is the type locality of the early whales Protocetus atavus, and the sirenians Eotheroides aegyptiacus and Protosiren fraasi
Mokattam_Formation
Obsolete and paraphyletic group of primitive cetaceans
Indocetus (Sahni & Mishra 1975) Maiacetus (Gingerich et al. 2009) Peregocetus Protocetus (Fraas 1904) Phiomicetus (Gohar et al., 2021) Qaisracetus (Gingerich et
Archaeoceti
Genus of ancient whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Dorudon
Extinct genus of whales
Pakicetus Maiacetus Rodhocetus Artiocetus Qaisracetus Aegyptocetus Protocetus Carolinacetus Gaviacetus Eocetus Georgiacetus Babiacetus Supayacetus MUSM
Pachycetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Maiacetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Kekenodon
Extinct genus of whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Peregocetus
Genus of mammals
neighbour, indicating that Gaviacetus was a tail-powered swimmer like Protocetus, better adapted to pursuit predation than Rodhocetus. The preserved transverse
Gaviacetus
Subfamily of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Dorudontinae
Family of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Remingtonocetidae
Subfamily of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Basilosaurinae
Extinct protocetid early whale
"Mesocetus" was already occupied, and changed the name of his "Urform Protocetus" to Eocetus. Fraas also attributed two isolated vertebrae to his new genus
Eocetus
Family of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Pakicetidae
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Zygorhiza
Species of mammal (fossil)
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Dalanistes
Genus of mammals (fossil)
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Kutchicetus
Extinct genus of basilosaurid whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Tutcetus
Family of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Basilosauridae
Genus of ancient whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Ichthyolestes
Species of mammal
end of elongated olfactory tracts, resembling the configuration seen in Protocetus. These features suggest that Aegyptocetus retained a functional olfactory
Aegyptocetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Saghacetus
Extinct protocetid early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Basiloterus
cetacean families, their fossils uncovered from Africa (e.g., Phiomicetus, Protocetus, Aegyptocetus, Togocetus) and North America (e.g., Georgiacetus) also
Evolution_of_cetaceans
Genus of extinct mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Ambulocetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Artiocetus
Species of mammal (fossil)
remingtonocetids. Based on skull elements, Supayacetus was probably larger than Protocetus but smaller than the majority of other basilosaurids. When described in
Supayacetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Phiomicetus
Extinct protocetid early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Babiacetus
Genus of mammals
from Protocetus, Eocetus, Babiacetus, and Georgiacetus. P1 is single-rooted like Rodhocetus. The tympanic bulla is more narrow than in Protocetus and Georgiacetus
Indocetus
Genus of mammals
swim-specialized pes. It shared many similarities with the protocetid genera Protocetus and Pappocetus, the main differences being a smaller mandibular canal
Togocetus
Extinct genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Georgiacetus
Extinct genus of pachycetine basilosaurid
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Antaecetus
Genus of mammals
from Indocetus and Rodhocetus by the deciduous double-rooted P1; from Protocetus and Babiacetus by the presence of accessory cuspules; and from Babiacetus
Pappocetus
Extinct genus of whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Aegicetus
Extinct aquatic mammal
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Himalayacetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Nalacetus
Extinct genus of whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Rayanistes
Extinct genus of ambulocetid from Pakistan
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Gandakasia
Beneden, 1880). Mesocetus Gen. et. sp. nov Fraas Middle Eocene (Bartonian) Protocetus Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Fraas Middle Eocene (Lutetian) Mokattam Formation
1904_in_paleontology
Extinct genus of whales
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Cynthiacetus
Subfamily of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Pachycetinae
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Kharodacetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus (Eocene) Andrewsiphius Attockicetus
List_of_extinct_cetaceans
Species of mammal (fossil)
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Ocucajea
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Pontogeneus
Rodhocetus (??? Ma) Rodhocetus kasrani Rodhocetus balochistanensis Genus Protocetus Family Dorudontidae Genus Dorudon (40–36 Ma) Dorudon atrox Genus Zygorhiza
List_of_prehistoric_mammals
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Pontobasileus
Extinct genus of early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Attockicetus
Genus of extinct mammal from the Middle Eocene
(Pakicetus, Ichthyolestes), ambulocetids: (Gandakasia), protocetids: (Protocetus, Indocetus). Khirtharia also coexisted with Anthrocobune, Pilgrimella
Khirtharia
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Kharodacetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Masracetus
Extinct basilosaurid early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Chrysocetus
Extinct genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Aglaocetus
Extinct protocetid early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Ancalecetus
adaptations to feeding. Berger et al. (2025) study the endocranial anatomy of Protocetus atavus, reporting evidence of a relatively larger brain compared to other
2025_in_paleomammalogy
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Crenatocetus
Extinct protocetid early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Makaracetus
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Takracetus
Genus of extinct artiodactyl from the middle eocene
(Pakicetus, Ichthyolestes), ambulocetids: (Gandakasia), protocetids: (Protocetus, Indocetus). H. haquei also coexisted with Anthrocobune, Pilgrimella,
Haqueina
Genus of mammals
between S1 and S2 distinguished Qaisracetus from other protocetids such as Protocetus, Rodhocetus, Gaviacetus, Natchitochia, and Georgiacetus. Qaisracetus'
Qaisracetus
Extinct protocetid early whale
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Natchitochia
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Stromerius
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Carolinacetus
Subfamily of mammals
OCLC 3566369. Sahni, Ashok; Mishra, Vijay Prakash (1972). "A New Species of Protocetus (Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene of Kutch, Western India". Palaeontology
Andrewsiphiinae
Genus of mammals
Crenatocetus Dhedacetus Gaviacetus Indocetus Maiacetus Peregocetus Phiomicetus Protocetus Qaisracetus Rodhocetus Takracetus Togocetus Basilosauridae Dorudontinae
Dhedacetus
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British, Christian, English, Latin
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Native American
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Muslim
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