†Sophianacetus Kazár 2006 (toothed whale)
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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
Type: Mediocris commenticius
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Kovacsszenaja (Miocene of Hungary)
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