Information about Ichthyolestes

Ichtyolestes
Fossil range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Cetacea
Suborder:Archaeoceti
Family:Pakicetidae
Genus:Ichtyolestes


Ichtyolestes was a genus pakicetid family. As such, Ichtyolestes was related to Pakicetus and cetaceans.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses & Infraclasses
  • Subclass †Allotheria*
  • Subclass Prototheria
  • Subclass Theria

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Cetacea
Brisson, 1762

Diversity
Around 88 species; see list of cetaceans or below.

Suborders

Mysticeti
Odontoceti
Archaeoceti (extinct)
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The order Cetacea
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Archaeoceti

Families and Clades

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Archaeocetes, or "ancient whales", are a paraphyletic group of cetaceans that gave rise to Autoceta or Neoceti - the new cetaceans.
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Pakicetidae

Genera

Gandakasia
Pakicetus
Nalacetus
Ichthyolestes

Pakicetids are the members of the family Pakicetidae, sometimes called the subfamily Pakicetinae
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Pakicetidae

Genera

Gandakasia
Pakicetus
Nalacetus
Ichthyolestes

Pakicetids are the members of the family Pakicetidae, sometimes called the subfamily Pakicetinae
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Pakicetus

Species: P. inachus

Binomial name
Pakicetus inachus
Gingerich & Russell, 1981

Pakicetus
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Cetacea
Brisson, 1762

Diversity
Around 88 species; see list of cetaceans or below.

Suborders

Mysticeti
Odontoceti
Archaeoceti (extinct)
(see text for families)

The order Cetacea
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