Tiphyocetus Kellogg 1931 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1931. Pelagic mammals of the Temblor Formation of the Kern River region, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 19(12):217-397

Parent taxon: Balaenopteroidea according to F. G. Marx and R. E. Fordyce 2015

See also Barnes 1977, Berta 2017, Carroll 1988, Kellogg 1931, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1945, Uhen et al. 2008 and Whitmore and Barnes 2008

Sister taxa: Aglaocetus, Amphicetus, Diorocetus, Eschrichtiidae, Mauicetus, Panbalaenopteroidea, Physalidae, Uranocetus

Subtaxa: Tiphyocetus temblorensis

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: California)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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