Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1931. Pelagic mammals of the Temblor Formation of the Kern River region, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 19(12):217-397
Parent taxon: Balaenopteroidea according to F. G. Marx and R. E. Fordyce 2015
See also Barnes 1977, Berta 2017, Carroll 1988, Kellogg 1931, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1945, Uhen et al. 2008 and Whitmore and Barnes 2008
Sister taxa: Aglaocetus, Amphicetus, Diorocetus, Eschrichtiidae, Mauicetus, Panbalaenopteroidea, Physalidae, Uranocetus
Subtaxa: Tiphyocetus temblorensis
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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