Sophianacetus Kazár 2006 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae

Synonym: Mediocris Kazár 2005 [replaced name]

Full reference: E. Kazár. 2006. Sophianacetus, a replacement name for Mediocris (Cetacea: Delphinoidea: Kentriodontidae). Fossil Record 9(2):206

Parent taxon: Pithanodelphininae according to F. G. Marx et al. 2016

See also Berta 2017, Kazár 2005, Kazár 2006, Kazár 2006 and Uhen 2006

Sister taxa: Leptodelphis, Sarmatodelphis

Subtaxa: Sophianacetus commenticius

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Type: Mediocris commenticius

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kovacsszenaja (Miocene of Hungary)

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