Description English: Kutchicetus minimus, an early whale from the middle Eocene of India. Pencil drawing, digital coloring
Deutsch: Kutchicetus minimus, ein früher Wal aus dem mittleren Eozän von Indien. Stiftzeichnung, Kolorierung digital
Date 10 January 2008
Source Own work
Author Nobu Tamura
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kutchicetus_BW.jpg
The Kutch whale (Kutchicetus minimus) is an extinct genus of early whale of the family Remingtonocetidae that lived during Early-Middle Eocene (Lutetian and Ypresian) in what is now the coastal border of Pakistan and India. It is closely related to Andrewsiphius. Kutchicetus is smaller than other remingtonocetids, and probably is the smallest Eocene cetacean. With its extremely narrow snout, it resembles Remingtonocetus and Dalanistes, but its strong tail distinguishes it from both Remingtonocetus and Andrewsiphius. Its limbs were short. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Remingtonocetidae.
Binomial name: Kutchicetus minimus Bajpai & Thewissen 2000