Aetiocetus

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Aetiocetus
Fossil range: Oligocene
Aetiocetus cotylalveus
Aetiocetus cotylalveus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Aetiocetidae
Genus: Aetiocetus
Emlong 1966
Species
  • A. cotylalveus (type species)
  • A. polydentatus
  • A. tomitai
  • A. weltoni

Aetiocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale from the Oligocene of Oregon. Aetiocetus is a transitional fossil between Pakicetus and the modern beluga whale. [1]

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Lines of Evidence:Transitional Forms (1 of 2). Understanding Evolution. Berkeley University. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
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