Kutchicetus

Kutchicetus Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 46–43 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Reconstruction of Kutchicetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Remingtonocetidae
Genus:	†Kutchicetus Bajpai & Thewissen 2000
Species:	†K. minimus
Binomial name
Kutchicetus minimus Bajpai & Thewissen 2000

Kutchicetus ("Kutch whale") 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 (23°42′N 68°42′E / 23.7°N 68.7°E / 23.7; 68.7, paleocoordinates 6°00′N 61°48′E / 6.0°N 61.8°E / 6.0; 61.8). It is closely related to Andrewsiphius with which it was synonymized by Gingerich et al. 2001.Thewissen & Bajpai 2009 proposed a new clade, Andrewsiphiinae, for the two species. Later authors, however, still accept both as separate genera.

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.