Cetotherium (Plesiocetopsis) gervaisii Van Beneden and Gervais 1868

Mammalia - Cetacea

Alternative combinations: Plesiocetus gervaisi, Plesiocetus gervaisii

Synonym: Plesiocetus becanii Gervais 1871

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 Plesiocetus according to L. Joleaud 1906

See also Brandt 1873, Depéret 1893, Gervais 1871, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904, Van Beneden and Gervais 1868 and Van Beneden and Gervais 1880

Sister taxa: Balaenoptera (Plesiocetus) cortesii, Plesiocetus brialmontii, Plesiocetus dubius, Plesiocetus giganteus, Plesiocetus intermedius, Plesiocetus minor, Plesiocetus notopelagicus, Plesiocetus rostratus, Plesiocetus tertius

Type specimens:

  • Cetotherium (Plesiocetopsis) gervaisii: Its type locality is Poussan, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in France
  • Plesiocetus becanii:

Distribution: found only at Poussan

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