Andrewsiphius

Andrewsiphius
Temporal range: Lutetian
Skull of Andrewsiphius; specimen IITR-SB 2907
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Remingtonocetidae
Subfamily: Andrewsiphiinae
Genus: Andrewsiphius
Sahni & Mishra 1975
Species:
A. sloani
Binomial name
Andrewsiphius sloani
Synonyms
  • Andrewsiphius kutchensis
  • Andrewsiphius minor
  • Protocetus kutchensis
  • Protocetus slaoni
  • Remingtonocetus sloani

Andrewsiphius is an extinct remingtonocetid early whale known from the Eocene (Lutetian, 47.8 to 41.2 million years ago) of Gujarat and Kutch, India and Balochistan, Pakistan.

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