†Archaeschrichtius Bisconti and Varola 2006 (gray whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Eschrichtiidae
Full reference: M. Bisconti and A. Varola. 2006. The oldest eschrictiid mysticete: and a new morphological diagnosis of Eschrichtiidae (gray whales). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigafia 112(3):447-457
Parent taxon: Eschrichtiidae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016
See also Berta 2017, Bianucci and Varola 2014 and Bisconti and Varola 2006
Sister taxa: Eschrichtioides, Eschrichtius, Gricetoides
Subtaxa: Archaeschrichtius ruggieroi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Cisterna Quarry (Miocene of Italy)
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