Himalayacetus

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iHimalayacetus
Fossil range: Eocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Archaeoceti
Family: Ambulocetidae
Genus: Himalayacetus

Himalayacetus is an extinct genus of a group called archaeoceti. A relative of Ambulocetus, Himalayacetus still had four limbs, and could probably walk on land. However, it probably hunted in shallow waters similar to crocodiles of today.

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