Nalacetus
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Nalacetus
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Nalacetus is an extinct pakicetid early whale, fossils of which have been found in Lutetian red beds in Punjab, Pakistan (33.6°N 72.2°E, paleocoordinates 14.3°N 68.3°E). Nalacetus lived in a fresh water environment, was amphibious, and carnivorous. It was considered monophyletic by Cooper, Thewissen & Hussain 2009.
It was said to be wolf-sized and one of the earliest forms of the order Cetacea. Nalacetus is known mostly from dental remains from the Lutetian of the Kala Chitta Hill, Punjab, Pakis
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Genus of mammals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalacetus
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2024-02-09T06:03:50Z
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