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Himalayacetus subathuensis

Mammalia - Cetacea - Pakicetidae

Taxonomy
Himalayacetus subathuensis was named by Bajpai and Gingerich (1998) [Roorkee University Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory]. Its type specimen is RUSB 2003, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuthar Nala, which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in the Subathu Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Himalayacetus subathuensis Bajpai and Gingerich p. 15464 figs. fig. 1-2
2001Himalayacetus subathuensis Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1
2006Himalayacetus subathuensis Clementz et al. p. 359
2008Himalayacetus subathuensis McLeod and Barnes p. 93
2012Himalayacetus subathuensis Gingerich p. 313 figs. Figure 4
2014Himalayacetus subathuensis Gingerich and Cappetta p. 128 figs. Figure 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
familyPakicetidae()
genusHimalayacetus
speciessubathuensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Himalayacetus subathuensis Bajpai and Gingerich 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubf
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partssubf
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilesubf
Life habit: amphibioussubf
Depth habitat: surfacesubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-09 10:02:09
Modified: 2005-09-09 12:02:09
Source: subf = subfamily, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Thewissen et al. 2001

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Himachal Pradesh) Himalayacetus subathuensis (type locality: 45584)