Ambulocetus

Ambulocetus natans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cetacea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea

Familia: †Ambulocetidae
Genus: †Ambulocetus
Species: †A. natans

Name

Ambulocetus Thewissen, Hussain & Arif, 1994: 210

References

Primary references

• Thewissen, J.G.M., Hussain, S.T. & Arif, M. 1994. Fossil Evidence for the Origin of Aquatic Locomotion in Archaeocete Whales. Science (n.s.) 263(5144): 210–212. DOI: 10.1126/science.263.5144.210 Reference page. 

Links

• Ambulocetus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: アンブロケトゥス
한국어: 암불로케투스
中文: 陆行鲸属

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