Attockicetus praecursor
Sign in to saveAttockicetus is an extinct genus of remingtonocetid early whale known from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian) Kuldana Formation in the Kala Chitta Hills, in the Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan.
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Vinony files it under Extinct mammals of Asia, Fossil taxa described in 2000 and Monotypic prehistoric cetacean genera.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Attockicetus is an extinct genus of remingtonocetid early whale known from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian) Kuldana Formation in the Kala Chitta Hills, in the Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan.
Attockicetus is described based on fragmentary cranial material. The holotype specimen, H-GSP 96232, includes a fragmentary rostrum, an endocast (interior of cranium), and an ectotympanic (ear bone). The specimen also had preserved cheek teeth, P3-M3, which is rare in remingtonocetids. Attockicetus is primitive in the retention of large protocones on the upper molars and the location of the orbits anteriorly on the skull. It is probably the most plesiomorphic remingtonocetid.
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