Remingtonocetus

Remingtonocetus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 45–43.5 Ma
Life restoration of R. harudiniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Remingtonocetidae
Genus: Remingtonocetus
Kumar & Sahni 1986
Species[1]

Remingtonocetus is an extinct genus of early cetacean freshwater aquatic mammals of the family Remingtonocetidae endemic to the coastline of the ancient Tethys Ocean during the Eocene. It was named after naturalist Remington Kellogg.

  1. ^ Remingtonocetus in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 31 March 2013.