Pakicetidae
| Pakicetidae Temporal range: Early Eocene,
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| Pakicetus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Pakicetidae Thewissen, Madar & Hussain 1996 |
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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.