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Taxonomy
Protocetoidea was named by Mitchell (1989). It is not extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Rice (1998).
It was considered a nomen vanum by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001).
It was assigned to Archaeoceti by Mitchell (1989), Rice (1998) and Gingerich (2005); and to Cetacea by Rice (2009).
It was considered a nomen vanum by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001).
It was assigned to Archaeoceti by Mitchell (1989), Rice (1998) and Gingerich (2005); and to Cetacea by Rice (2009).
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. †Protocetoidea Mitchell 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available