Balaenoptera (Plesiocetus) cortesii Fischer 1829 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: J. B. Fischer. 1829. Synopsis Mammalium 1-752

Belongs to Balaenoptera (Plesiocetus) according to A. Portis 1886

Sister taxa: Plesiocetus brialmontii, Plesiocetus dubius, Plesiocetus giganteus, Plesiocetus intermedius, Plesiocetus minor, Plesiocetus notopelagicus, Plesiocetus rostratus, Plesiocetus tertius

Type specimen: MGPT 13803, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Castel Arquato, Monte Zago, which is in a Piacenzian shallow subtidal horizon in Italy.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Montafia

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