Archaeocetus Sinzow 1898 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: I. Sinzow. 1898. Uber ein neues genus der neogenen Cetaceen. Verhandlungen der Russisch-Kaiserlichen Mineralogischten Gesellschaft zu St. Petersbourg 35:119-127

Parent taxon: Cetacea according to T. Obada 2019

See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Palmer 1904, Sinzow 1898, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904

Sister taxa: Ambulocetidae, Anarnak, Argyrocetidae, Balaenodontae, Balaenoidorum, Berardiopsis miocaenus, Berardiopsis pliocaenus, Canis primigenius, Cetotheriomorphus dubius, Cetotherium priscum, Cetotolites, Globicephalus eocaenus, Halicore maximovitschii, Loncodelphis, Manatus giganteus, Mystacoceta, Nanisocetus, Neoballaenidae, Otaria leclercii, Oxypterus, Pakicetidae, Palaeocetus, Pelagiceti, Procetus, Proteroceta, Protocetidae, Protocetoidea, Remingtonocetidae, Remingtonocetoidea, Rhynchoceti, Tretosphrys, Zeugloceta, Ziphius blasii, Balanadae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Moldova (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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