Diorocetus
Diorocetus Temporal range:
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Restored skull of a juvenile D. hiatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Pelocetidae |
Genus: | †Diorocetus Kellogg, 1968 |
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Diorocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family . Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America and Japan.[1]
References[]
- ^ Steeman, M. E. (2007). "Cladistic analysis and a revised classification of fossil and recent mysticetes". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (4): 875–894. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00313.x.
Categories:
- Miocene cetaceans
- Prehistoric cetacean genera
- Miocene mammals of Asia
- Miocene mammals of North America
- Prehistoric cetacean stubs