Cetotheriophanes
| Cetotheriophanes Temporal range: late Pliocene | |
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| Skull in Bologna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Mysticeti |
| Family: | Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 |
| Genus: | Cetotheriophanes Brandt 1873 |
| Species | |
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†C. capellinii (Brandt, 1873) (type) | |
Cetotheriophanes is an extinct rorqual from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian) of northern Italy.[1]
Classification
Cetotheriophanes was originally described as a subgenus of Cetotherium in 1873, but later elevated to full generic status in 1875. It was later considered a synonym of Balaenoptera by some authors, but recent work suggests that Cetotheriophanes is distinct from Balaenoptera.
References
- ↑ T. A. Demere, A. Berta, and M. R. McGowen. 2005. The taxonomic and evolutionary history of modern balaenopteroid mysticetes. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12(1/2):99-143
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