Gaviacetus information

Gaviacetus; Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 45–43.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Protocetidae
Genus:	†Gaviacetus; Gingerich, Arif, and Clyde, 1995
Species:	†G. razai
Binomial name
	†Gaviacetus razai; Gingerich, Arif, and Clyde, 1995

Gaviacetus (from Latin Gavia, "loon" and cetus, "whale")^[2] is an extinct archaeocete whale that lived approximately 45 million years ago. Gaviacetus was named for its characteristic narrow rostrum and the fast pursuit predation suggested by its unfused sacral vertebrae.^[2]

^ Gaviacetus razai in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved April 2013.
^ ^a ^b Gingerich, Arif & Clyde 1995, p. 305

[1] Gaviacetus razai in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved April 2013.

[Gingerich-etal-etym-2] Gingerich, Arif & Clyde 1995, p. 305

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