Maiacetus

Maiacetus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene,
Maiacetus skeleton cast at Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Brussels
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: †Protocetidae
Subfamily: †Protocetinae
Genus: †Maiacetus
Gingerich et al., 2009
Species
  • M. inuus Gingerich et al., 2009 (type)

Maiacetus ("mother whale") is a genus of early cetacean from the Eocene-aged Habib Rahi Formation of Pakistan.

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