Kharodacetus
Kharodacetus is a genus of protocetid cetacean from the middle Eocene of Kutch, Gujarat, southwestern India.Description
Kharodacetus is a large-sized protocetid with large premolars and a flat supraorbital shield with large orbits. Its snout is long and relatively broad,, its orbit is high above the palate, and the premolars are large and robust. The molars have a large protocone and a large metacone, and are, relative to P4, longer than in other protocetids.Classification
Kharodacetus was originally described as a species of Gaviacetus, G. sahnii in 1998. It was distinguished based on the larger size of the teeth. However, subsequently discovered remains described in 2014 resulted in the species being allocated to its own genus.