Alternative combinations: Isocetus depauwii, Isocetus depauxi, Mesocetus depauwi
Full reference: P. J. Van Beneden and P. Gervais. 1868. Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, comprenant la description et l'iconographie du squelette et du système dentaire de ces animaux; ainsi que des documents relatifs à leur histoire naturelle 1-634
Belongs to Isocetus according to M. Bisconti et al. 2013
See also Abel 1938, Steeman 2010, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904, Uhen et al. 2008, Van Beneden 1880, Van Beneden and Gervais 1868 and Vanden Broeck 1874
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MRHNB 4018, a partial skull. Its type locality is Vieux-Dieu, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Berchem Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Belgium (2 collections), Denmark (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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