Gandakasia fossil map
Where fossils of Gandakasia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 45 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 45 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 48.07–41.03 million years ago (Lutetian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Ambulocetidae |
| Named by | Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Pakistan |
| Rock formations | Kuldana |
About Gandakasia
Gandakasia is an extinct genus of ambulocetid from Pakistan, that lived in the Eocene epoch. It probably caught its prey near rivers or streams. Just like Himalayacetus, Gandakasia is only known from a single jaw fragment, making comparisons to other ambulocetids difficult due to the lack of material. Gandakasia probably inhabited a freshwater niche similar to the pakicetids.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gandakasia (revision 1363977127), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q1930911.
