A new species of Protocetus (Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene of Kutch, western India

Volume / Part: 15 / 3
Publication Date: September 1972
Page(s): 490 - 495
Authored By: A. Sahni and V. P. Mishra

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The recent discovery of a cetacean from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian) beds of south-western Kutch is the earliest record of mammals from India. The Archaeoceti are represented in India by a new species o Protocetus, Protocetus sloani sp. nov., based on a partial skull and two mandibular fragments. The age of the bone-bearing horizon is Lutetian on the basis of an associated foraminiferal assemblage.

Palaeontology - Volume 15 Part 3 Pages 490-495

Palaeontology - Volume 15 Part 3 Pages 490-495

Citations

SAHNI, A., MISHRA, V. P. 1972. A new species of Protocetus (Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene of Kutch, western India. Palaeontology, 15, 3, 490–495.