Ambulocetidae

Ambulocetus natans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cetacea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea

Familia: †Ambulocetidae
Genera: †Ambulocetus – †Gandakasia
Genera incertae familiae: †Himalayacetus

Name

Ambulocetidae Thewissen, Madar & Hussain, 1996: 9

Type genus: Ambulocetus [Thewissen, Madar & Hussain, 1996: 9]

References

Primary references

• Thewissen, J.G.M., Madar, Sandy I. & Hussain, S.T. 1996. Ambulocetus natans, an Eocene cetacean (Mammalia) from Pakistan. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 191: 1–86. ISBN 978-3-510-61084-6 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Ambulocetidae – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: アンブロケトゥス科
中文: 陸行鯨科

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