Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: E. Peri, A. Collareta, G. Aringhieri, D. Carmella, L. M. Foresi and G. Bianucci. 2022. A new physeteroid cetacean from the Lower Miocene of southern Italy: CT imaging, retrodeformation, systematics and palaeobiology of a sperm whale from the Pietra leccese. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 61(2):187-206

Parent taxon: Physeteroidea according to E. Peri et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Acrophyseter, Albicetus, Brygmophyseter, Cozzuoliphyseter, Eudelphis, Ferecetotherium, Hoplocetus, Kogiidae, Livyatan, Miophyseter, Physeterida, Physeteridae, Preaulophyseter, Rhaphicetus, Scaldicetus, Zygophyseter

Subtaxa: Angelocetus cursiensis

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Type: Angelocetus cursiensis

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cursi, near Cava Melcore (Miocene to Miocene of Italy)

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