Gaviacetus
Sign in to saveGaviacetus (from Latin Gavia, "loon" and cetus, "whale") is an extinct archaeocete whale that lived approximately . Gaviacetus was named for its characteristic narrow rostrum and the fast pursuit predation suggested by its unfused sacral vertebrae.
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- Protocetidae
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- taxon name
- Gaviacetus
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- genus
- start time
- 45000000-0
- end time
- 43500000-0
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Gaviacetus (from Latin Gavia, "loon" and cetus, "whale") is an extinct archaeocete whale that lived approximately . Gaviacetus was named for its characteristic narrow rostrum and the fast pursuit predation suggested by its unfused sacral vertebrae.
==Location== The only known Gaviacetus razai specimen was found in Punjab, Pakistan. (, paleocoordinates )
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