†Coronodon Geisler et al. 2017 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Coronodonidae
Full reference: J. H. Geisler, R. W. Boessenecker, M. Brown and B. L. Beatty. 2017. The Origin of Filter Feeding in Whales. Current Biology 27:1-7
Parent taxon: Coronodonidae according to R. W. Boessenecker et al. 2023
See also Geisler et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Coronodon havensteini Coronodon newtonorum Coronodon planifrons
Type: Coronodon havensteini
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (7: South Carolina collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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