†Argyrocetus patagonicus Lydekker 1894 (toothed whale)
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Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1894. Cetacean skulls from Patagonia. Anales del Museo de la Plata II:1-13
Belongs to Argyrocetus according to M. D. Uhen et al. 2008
See also Ameghino 1901, Cozzuol 1996, Kellogg 1942, Lydekker 1894, Palmer 1904, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis, Argyrocetus joaquinensis
Type specimen: MLP undesignated, a skull. Its type locality is Bryn Gwyn, which is in a Burdigalian marine siltstone/sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bryn Gwyn
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