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Taxon: Family †Pakicetidae Thewissen et al., 1996 (mammal)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Cetartiodactyla

Current position

Cetacea (Infraorder) Brisson, 1762 Ref: F.G. Marx et al., 2016: 97; Marx et al., 2016: fig. 4.3. [implicit]

Alternative positions

†Archaeoceti (Infraorder) Flower, 1883 Ref: J.G.M. Thewissen et al., 2007: 1190; Thewissen et al., 2007: fig. 2. [indirect]
†Archaeoceti (Suborder) Flower, 1883 Ref: J.G.M. Thewissen et al., 2007: 1190. [indirect]
Cetacea (Order) Brisson, 1762 Ref: J.G.M. Thewissen et al., 2007: 1190.
Cetacea (Clade) Brisson 1762 Ref: F.G. Marx et al., 2016: 97; Marx et al., 2016: fig. 4.3.

Historical positions

Cetacea (Clade) Brisson 1762 Ref: F.G. Marx et al., 2016: 97-98, fig. 4.3.
Cetacea (Order) Brisson, 1762 Ref: J.G.M. Thewissen et al., 2007: 1190.

Number of Subtaxa

2026 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 †4g;1s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 7 Jul 2022 [; †4g]
2016 F.G. Marx et al.: 98 [; †4g]
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