Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1882. Patagonia resto de un antiguo continente hoy sumerjido. Contributions al Estudio de las Collecciones del Museo Antropologico y Arqueologico 1882:1-37
Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to R. Kellogg 1931
See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1894, Moreno 1882, Palmer 1904, Sepkoski 2002 and Trouessart 1898
Sister taxa: Adicetus, Cephalotropis, Cetotheriinae, Ciuciulea, Cophocetus, Eucetotherium, Herentalia, Herpetocetinae, Heterocetus, Hibacetus, Imerocetus, Joumocetus, Metopocetus, Neobalaeninae, Piscobalaena, Taikicetus, Titanocetus, Tiucetus, Tranatocetus, Vampalus
Subtaxa: Palaeobalaena bergi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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