†Notiocetus romerianus Ameghino 1891 (rorqual)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1891. Caracteres diagnosticos de cincuenta especies nuevas de mamiferos fosiles argentinos. Revista Argentina de Historia Natural 1(3):129-167
Belongs to Notiocetus according to M. A. Cozzuol 1996
See also Ameghino 1891, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxon: Notiocetus platensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bahia Blanca, which is in a Calabrian marine horizon in the Pampeana Formation of Argentina
Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bahia Blanca
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