Full reference: M. Bisconti, O. Lambert, and M. Bosselaers. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Isocetus depauwi (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti) and the phylogenetic relationships of archaic 'cetothere' mysticetes. Palaeontology 56(1):95-127
Belongs to Parietobalaena according to F. G. Marx and R. E. Fordyce 2015
See also Bisconti et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Parietobalaena affinis, Parietobalaena laxata, Parietobalaena palmeri, Parietobalaena securis, Parietobalaena yamaokai
Type specimen: RBINS M.399-R.4018, a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Kessel, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Berchem Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of the Netherlands (1 collection)
• Miocene of Belgium (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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