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Pelocetus
Temporal range: Miocene, 16–13.6 Ma

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 genusofbaleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. Fossils have been found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America.[1]

References[edit]

  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.


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