†Otradnocetus Mchedlidze 1984 (whale)
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Full reference: G. A. Mchedlidze. 1984. Fossilized Whale from the Miocene Deposits in the Environs of the Village of Otradnaya (Northern Caucasus) 1-64
Parent taxon: Cetotherioidea according to P. Gol'din and M. E. Steeman 2015
See also Berta 2017, Gol'din 2018, Goldin and Startsev 2014, Hampe and Baszio 2010, Mchedlidze 1984, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Pilleri 1986
Sister taxa: Parietobalaena, Pinocetus
Subtaxa: Otradnocetus virodovi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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