†Olympicetus Vélez-Juarbe 2017 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Simocetidae
Full reference: J. Vélez-Juarbe. 2017. A new stem odontocete from the late Oligocene Pysht Formation in Washington State, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(5):e1366916
Parent taxon: Simocetidae according to J. Velez-Juarbe 2023
See also Vélez-Juarbe 2017
Sister taxon: Simocetus
Subtaxa: Olympicetus avitus Olympicetus thalassodon
Type: Olympicetus avitus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Washington collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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