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Pakicetidae

Pakicetidae ("Pakistani whales") is an extinct family of early whales that lived during the Early Eocene in northern South Asia. Unlike modern cetaceans, they had well-developed limbs and were capable of walking. The species included were fox to wolf-sized.

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Pakicetidae

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples13
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Pakicetidae

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related to Subtaxa · 12
Pakicetidae → Cooper, Dehm, Family PakicetidaeIchthyolestes, Gingerich, Hussain, Ichtyolestes, Nalacetus, Oettingen-Spielberg, Pakicetus, Russell, Thewissen, West

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pakicetid pakicetids cetaceans eocene family animals land mammals hearing pakicetus ichthyolestes whales gingerich found probably aquatic like lived included thewissen

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mesonychiansinstance oflike in stiff-backed runners0.80text
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaFamily PakicetidaeIchthyolestes0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaDehm0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaOettingen-Spielberg0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaIchtyolestes0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaNalacetus0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaThewissen0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaHussain0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaPakicetus0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaGingerich0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaRussell0.60section
Pakicetidaerelated to SubtaxaWest0.60section

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