†Thinocetus Kellogg 1969 (whale)
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Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1969. Cetothere skeletons from the Miocene Choptank Formation of Maryland and Virginia. Bulletin - U.S. National Museum 294:1-40
Parent taxon: Balaenomorpha according to O. Hampe and J. M. Fahlke 2022
See also Berta 2017, Gottfried et al. 1994, Kellogg 1969, Marx and Fordyce 2015, McKenna and Bell 1997, Steeman 2007, Uhen et al. 2008 and Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Sister taxa: Balaenoidea, Persufflatius, Thalassotherii
Subtaxa: Thinocetus arthritus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), United States (4: Maryland, Virginia)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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