Cetotheriophanes

Cetotheriophanes; Temporal range: late Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Skull in Bologna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Balaenopteridae; Gray 1864
Genus:	†Cetotheriophanes; Brandt 1873
Species
	†C. capellinii (Brandt, 1873) (type)

Cetotheriophanes is an extinct rorqual from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian) of northern Italy.^[1]

Classification[]

Cetotheriophanes was originally described as a subgenus of Cetotherium in 1873, but later elevated to full generic status in 1875. It was later considered a synonym of Balaenoptera by some authors, but recent work suggests that Cetotheriophanes is distinct from Balaenoptera.

References[]

^ T. A. Demere, A. Berta, and M. R. McGowen. 2005. The taxonomic and evolutionary history of modern balaenopteroid mysticetes. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12(1/2):99-143

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[1] T. A. Demere, A. Berta, and M. R. McGowen. 2005. The taxonomic and evolutionary history of modern balaenopteroid mysticetes. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12(1/2):99-143

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