†Heterocetus major Stefano 1900 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Full reference: G. Stefano. 1900. Gli avanzi fossili dei misticeti in Calabria. Societa geologica italiana 19(2):281-294
Belongs to Heterocetus according to E. L. Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Heterocetus brevifrons, Heterocetus guiscardii, Heterocetus scriptus, Heterocetus sprangii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Reggio Calabria, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in Italy
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Reggio Calabria
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