Ambulocetus natans, Photo: Michael Lahanas
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
OrdoTherapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Subordo: Whippomorpha
Infraordo: Cetacea
Familia: †Ambulocetidae
Genus: †Ambulocetus
Species: †Ambulocetus natans
Name
Ambulocetus natans Thewissen, Hussain & Arif, 1994: 210
Type locality: Kuldana Formation; Pakistan.
Holotype: H-GSP 18507
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 natans – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
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