†Echovenator Churchill et al. 2016 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Xenorophidae
Full reference: M. Churchill, M. Martinez-Cáceres, C. Muizon, J. Mnieckowski, and J. H. Geisler. 2016. The Origin of High-Frequency Hearing in Whales. Current Biology 26:1-6
Parent taxon: Xenorophidae according to M. Churchill et al. 2016
See also Berta 2017
Sister taxa: Albertocetus, Archaeodelphis, Ashleycetus, Cotylocara, Inermorostrum, Mirocetus, Xenorophus
Subtaxa: Echovenator sandersi
Type: Echovenator sandersi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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