Ichthyolestes

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Ichtyolestes
Fossil range: Early Eocene

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Archaeoceti
Family: Pakicetidae
Genus: Ichtyolestes
Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg, 1958
Binomial name
Ichthyolestes pinfoldi
Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg, 1958

Ichthyolestes ("Fish Thief") was a genus of pakicetid whale, closely related to Pakicetus. It lived during the Early Eocene period 50 milion years ago in Pakistan.

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