In Depth
Although details are uncertain, Kutchicetus is noted as being a small remingtonocetid whale (relative of Remingtonocetus). The tail of Kutchicetus seems to have been quite well developed and may have played a more important role in swimming than other primitive whales, though there is no evidence that a tail fluke had been developed.
Further Reading
- A new, diminutive Eocene whale from Kachchh (Gujarat, India) and its implications for locomotor evolution. Current Science 79(10):1478-1482. - S. Bajpai & J. G. M. Thewissen - 2000. – New Skeletal Material of Andrewsiphius and Kutchicetus, Two Eocene Cetaceans from India. – Journal of Paleontology. 83 (5): 635–63. – J. G. M. Thewissen & Sunil Bajpai – 2009.
