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''Nalacetus'' is an extinct pakicetid early whale, fossils of which have been found in Lutetian red beds in Punjab, Pakistan (, paleocoordinates ).〔. Retrieved June 2013.〕〔. Retrieved June 2013.〕 ''Nalacetus'' lived in a fresh water environment, was amphibious, and carnivorous. It was considered monophyletic by .〔 It was said to be wolf-sized and one of the earliest forms of the order ''Cetacea.'' ''Nalacetus'' is known mostly from dental remains from the Lutetian of the Kala Chitta Hill, Punjab, Pakistan: * H-GSP〔Howard University-Geological Survey of Pakistan Project〕 96055, right palatal fragment with P4 and M1-2. * H-GSP 30306, right maxillary fragment with P2 and partial P3-4; a fragmentary mandible with fragmented teeth together with some isolated lower teeth. In the cheek teeth of ''Pakicetus'', the protocone lobe increases from the first molar to the third. In ''Nalacetus'', in contrast, the protocone lobe is larger in the first molar than in the second.〔 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nalacetus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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