†Piscocetus Pilleri and Pilleri 1989 (whale)
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Full reference: G. Pilleri and O. Pilleri. 1989. Bartenwale aus der Pisco-Formation Perus. Beitrage zur Palaontologie der cetaceen Perus 11-38
Parent taxon: Chaeomysticeti according to A. Berta 2017
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Pilleri and Pilleri 1989
Sister taxa: Balaenomorpha, Cetotheriidae, Cetotheriopsidae, Cetotheriopsis, Cetotherium incertum, Cetotherium klinderi, Cetotherium pusillum, Eomysticetidae, Eomysticetoidea, Halicetus, Jobancetus, Megapteropsis, Plicogulae, Sitsqwayk, Tlaxcallicetus, Whakakai
Subtaxa: Piscocetus sacaco
Type: Piscocetus sacaco
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sacaco (SAO horizon) (Miocene to Miocene of Peru)
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