Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae

Full reference: R. Figueiredo, M. Bosselaers, L. Póvoas and R. Castanhinha. 2024. Redescription of three fossil baleen whale skulls from the Miocene of Portugal reveals new cetotheriid phylogenetic insights. PLoS One 19(3):e0298658

Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to R. Figueiredo et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Cephalotropis, Cetotheriinae, Ciuciulea, Cophocetus, Eucetotherium, Herentalia, Herpetocetinae, Heterocetus, Hibacetus, Imerocetus, Joumocetus, Metopocetus, Neobalaeninae, Palaeobalaena, Piscobalaena, Taikicetus, Titanocetus, Tiucetus, Tranatocetus, Vampalus

Subtaxa: Adicetus latus Adicetus vandelli

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Type: Cetotherium vandelli

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Adiça (Miocene of Portugal)

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