Pterocetus diamantinae Peng et al. 2026 (beaked whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Full reference: X. Peng, P. Zhou, X. Song, G. Bianucci, M. Du, A. Collareta, Z. Gao, T. Xie, M. Teng, D. Leduc, S. Mills, K. Ta, J. Li, T. Wei, S. Dasgupta, H. Liu, Y. He, W. Xu, S. Liu and H. Zhang. 2026. A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone. Nature 654(8120):978-983

Belongs to Pterocetus according to X. Peng et al. 2026

Sister taxon: Pterocetus benguelae

Type specimen: FDZ182-R1a, a partial skull. Its type locality is FDZ182-R1a, which is in a Neogene/Holocene basinal (siliceous) horizon in Indian Ocean.

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at FDZ182-R1a

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