Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae

Full reference: M. Bisconti, G. Repetto, F. Lozar, E. Bicchi, R. Daniello, P. Damarco, L. Marengo, T. Bella, M. Macagno, V. Tosetto, G. Tartarelli and G. Carnevale. 2025. A new fossil from the Late Miocene of Piedmont (north-western Italy) sheds light on the evolution of the Cetotheriidae (Mammalia: Cetacea: Mysticeti). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23(1):2540310

Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to M. Bisconti et al. 2025

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

Subtaxa: Albacetus salvifactus

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Type: Albacetus salvifactus

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Albacetus in the database

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