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MAIACETUS
(migh-ah-see-tus)
meaning: "Good mother whale"
Maiacetus
Named By: P. D. Gingerich, M. alinHaq, W. Koenigswald, W. J. Sanders, B. H. Smith & I. S. Zalmut in 2009
Time Period: Middle Eocene
Location: Pakistan - Habib Rahi Formation
Size: About 2.6 meters long
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Skulls and partial post cranial remains, possibly of male and female individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae |
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Maiacetus ("mother whale") is a genus of early middle Eocene (c. 47.5 mya) cetacean from Pakistan.

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