†Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot 1896 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Tranatocetidae
Full reference: L. Flot. 1896. Not sure les Cetaces fossiles de l Aquitaine. Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France 24(3):270-282
Belongs to Mesocetus according to E. L. Trouessart 1904
See also Flot 1896 and Trouessart 1898
Sister taxa: Mesocetus agrami, Mesocetus hungaricus, Mesocetus longirostris, Mesocetus pinguis, Mesocetus siphunculus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dax, near, which is in a Neogene marine horizon in France
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection)
• Neogene of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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