Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Alternative combinations: Diaphorocetus pouchetti, Hypocetus poucheti, Mesocetus poucheti, Paracetus poucheti
Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1892. Lijeros apuntes sobre dos generos de cetaceos fosiles de la Republica Argentina. Revista del Museo de La Plata 3:393-400
Belongs to Diaphorocetus according to F. Paolucci et al. 2020
See also Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1901, Cabrera 1926, Cozzuol 1996, Hampe 2006, Hay 1902, Kazár 2002, Kellogg 1942, Lambert et al. 2023, Lydekker 1894, Lydekker 1894, Moreno 1892, Perez et al. 2011, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxon: Diaphorocetus ortegai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Puerto Madryn, which is in a Burdigalian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Puerto Madryn
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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