Mixocetus elysius Kellogg 1934 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Tranatocetidae

Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1934. A new cetothere from the Modelo Formation at Los Angeles, California. Carnegie Institution of Washington 447:83-104

Belongs to Mixocetus according to P. Gol'din and M. E. Steeman 2015

See also Abel 1938, Barnes 1977, Bisconti et al. 2013, Bouetel 2005, Bouetel and Muizon 2006, Goldin and Startsev 2014, Kellogg 1934, Marx 2011 and Uhen et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LACM 882. Its type locality is Lincoln Heights, which is in a Tortonian coastal sandstone in the Modelo Formation of California.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lincoln Heights

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