| Ichtyolestes Temporal range: Early Eocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Archaeoceti |
| Family: | Pakicetidae |
| Genus: | Ichtyolestes Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg, 1958 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ichthyolestes pinfoldi Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg, 1958 |
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Ichthyolestes ("Fish Thief") was a genus of mammal belonging to the family Pakicetidae which were endemic to southern Asia living during the Lutenian stage of the Middle Eocene (48.6 mya—40.4 mya) and existing for approximately 8.4 million years.[1]
Ichthyolestes was named by Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg (1958).
Fossils have been exclusive to northern Pakistan.