Kalakocetidae

Description

Kalakocetus is an extinct genus of basal cetacean that lived during Eocene epoch in Subathu Formation of Kalakote town in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The genus is monotypic, with the only known species being Kalakocetus aurorae. Its unique dental morphology is considered a bridge between the crushing molars of raoellids, the closest relatives of cetaceans and the shearing molars of pakicetids, a family of some of the earliest cetaceans.