Biology:Pelocetus

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Short description: Extinct genus of whales

Pelocetus
Temporal range: Miocene, 16–13.6 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Pelocetidae
Genus: Pelocetus
Kellogg, 1965
Species
  • P. calvertensis (type)
    Kellogg, 1965

Pelocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. Fossils have been found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America.[1]

References

  1. M. D. Uhen, R. E. Fordyce, and L. G. Barnes. 2008. Mysticeti. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America II:607–628.

Wikidata ☰ Q48971211 entry