†Togocetus traversei Gingerich and Cappetta 2014 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich and H. Cappetta. 2014. A new archaeocete and other marine mammals (Cetacea and Sirenia) from lower middle Eocene phosphate deposits of Togo. Journal of Paleontology 88(1):109-129
Belongs to Togocetus according to P. D. Gingerich and H. Cappetta 2014
See also Karl and Tichy 2019 and Mourlam and Orliac 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KPG-M 1, a mandible (left dentary with M3). Its type locality is Kpogamé-Hahotoe, which is in a Lutetian marine phosphorite in Togo.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Austria (1 collection), Togo (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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