Georgiacetus
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| Georgiacetus Fossil range: Middle Eocene |
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Georgiacetus is an extinct genus of ancient whale known from the Eocene period of the United States.
[edit] References
- Hulbert, R.C.; Petkewich, R.M.; Bishop, G.A.; Bukry, D. & Aleshire, D.P. (1998): «A new Middle Eocene protocetid whale (Mammalia: Cetacea: Archaeoceti) and associated biota from Georgia». Journal of Paleontology, 72: 907-927
- Uhen, Mark D. (2008): «New Protocetid Whales from Alabama and Mississippi, and a New Cetacean Clade, Pelagiceti». Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28(3): 589–593
[edit] External links
- Palæos: The Vertebrates. Unit 520: Cetartiodactyla. 150: Georgiacetus
- Whales Had Legs, Wiggled Hips, Study Says

