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[[File:Pakicetus.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Modern reconstruction of ''Pakicetus'']]  

[[File:Pakicetus.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Modern reconstruction of ''Pakicetus'']]  

'''''Pakicetus''''' is an extinct land [[mammal]] discovered in [[Pakistan]]'s early Eocene layer (dated by evolutionists as approximately 55-33 million years old). It was discovered in 1983 by three paleontologists including [[Philip D. Gingerich|Philip Gingerich]], who recently analyzed the [[Darwinius masillae]] fossil "Ida."

'''''Pakicetus''''' is an extinct land [[mammal]] discovered in [[Pakistan]]'s early Eocene layer (dated by [[evolutionist]]s as approximately 55-33 million years old). It was discovered in 1983 by three paleontologists including [[Philip D. Gingerich|Philip Gingerich]], who recently analyzed the [[Darwinius masillae]] fossil "Ida."

The original finds from 1983 included only skull fragments. Gingerich classified ''Pakicetus'' as a cetacean based on its inner ear, and he originally thought that it was aquatic or amphibious. However, full skeletons were discovered in 2001, and these revealed that ''Pakicetus'' was a wolf-like land mammal, with legs capable of running.

The original finds from 1983 included only skull fragments. Gingerich classified ''Pakicetus'' as a cetacean based on its inner ear, and he originally thought that it was aquatic or amphibious. However, full skeletons were discovered in 2001, and these revealed that ''Pakicetus'' was a wolf-like land mammal, with legs capable of running.