Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Alternative spelling: Cetotherium (Eucetotherium)
Full reference: J. F. Brandt. 1873. Untersuchungen über die fossilen und subfossilen cetaceen Europa's. Mémoires de L'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Petersbourg, Series 7 20(1):1-372
Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to P. Gol'din and M. E. Steeman 2015
See also Berta 2017, Brandt 1873, Carroll 1988, Gol'din 2018, Goldin and Startsev 2014, Goldin et al. 2014, Kellogg 1928, Lydekker 1887, McKenna and Bell 1997, Palmer 1904, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1945 and True 1912
Sister taxa: Adicetus, Cephalotropis, Cetotheriinae, Ciuciulea, Cophocetus, Herentalia, Herpetocetinae, Heterocetus, Hibacetus, Imerocetus, Joumocetus, Metopocetus, Neobalaeninae, Palaeobalaena, Piscobalaena, Taikicetus, Titanocetus, Tiucetus, Tranatocetus, Vampalus
Subtaxa: Eucetotherium helmersenii
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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