†Tlaxcallicetus Cisneros 2018 (whale)
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Full reference: A. E. H. Cisneros. 2018. A new group of late Oligocene mysticetes from México. Palaeontologia Electronica 21(1.7A):1-30
Parent taxon: Chaeomysticeti according to A. E. H. Cisneros 2018
Sister taxa: Balaenomorpha, Cetotheriidae, Cetotheriopsidae, Cetotheriopsis, Cetotherium incertum, Cetotherium klinderi, Cetotherium pusillum, Eomysticetidae, Eomysticetoidea, Halicetus, Jobancetus, Megapteropsis, Piscocetus, Plicogulae, Sitsqwayk, Whakakai
Subtaxa: Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae
Type: Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at El Saladito (Oligocene of Mexico)
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