Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Full reference: E. L. Packard and R. Kellogg. 1934. A new cetothere from the Miocene Astoria Formation of Newport, Oregon. Contributions to Palaeontology Carnegie Institution of Washington 447(I):3-62
Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to A. Berta 2017
See also Bisconti et al. 2013, Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015, Bouetel and Muizon 2006, Carroll 1988, McKenna and Bell 1997, Packard and Kellogg 1934, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1945, Steeman 2007, Uhen et al. 2008 and Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Sister taxa: Adicetus, Cephalotropis, Cetotheriinae, Ciuciulea, Eucetotherium, Herentalia, Herpetocetinae, Heterocetus, Hibacetus, Imerocetus, Joumocetus, Metopocetus, Neobalaeninae, Palaeobalaena, Piscobalaena, Taikicetus, Titanocetus, Tiucetus, Tranatocetus, Vampalus
Subtaxa: Cophocetus oregonensis
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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