The synthesis recognizes Protocetidae as a diverse, geographically dispersed assemblage of middle Eocene whales with varying amphibious adaptations; it is not reduced to one ancestor, habitat or uninterrupted global range. This navigation entry is not a phylogeny or a complete taxon dossier.
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The synthesis recognizes Protocetidae as a diverse, geographically dispersed assemblage of middle Eocene whales with varying amphibious adaptations; it is not reduced to one ancestor, habitat or uninterrupted global range.
claim:taxon:protocetidae:taxonomyprotocetidae is displayed at 47–37.7 Ma only as the review's diverse protocetid sample, not uninterrupted global occupancy or exact endpoints. The interval is a source-bounded sample window, not a global FAD, LAD, divergence date, continuous occupancy claim or direct-ancestor assertion.
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