Protocetidae

Protocetidae
Temporal range: Early Eocene to Late Eocene[1]47.5–35 Ma
Maiacetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Informal group: Archaeoceti
Family: Protocetidae
Stromer 1908
Subfamilies

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Protocetidae, the protocetids, form a diverse and heterogeneous group of extinct cetaceans known from Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and North America.

  1. ^ "Protocetidae". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-09-03.