Patriocetus

Extinct species of whale

Patriocetus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene
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Patriocetus fossil in Vienna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Patriocetidae
Genus: Patriocetus
Abel, 1913
Species[1]
  • P. denggi
  • P. ehrlichii
  • P. kazakhstanicus

Patriocetus is an extinct genus of toothed whale.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Patriocetus". Fossilworks. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Dubrovo, I. A.; Sanders, A. E. (2000). "A new species of Patriocetus (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Late Oligocene of Kazakhstan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20 (3): 577. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0577:ANSOPM]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85605724.
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Odontocete genera
Xenorophidae
Waipatiidae
Squalodontidae
Squaloziphiidae
Eurhinodelphinidae
Crown-Odontoceti
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Physeteroidea
Kogiidae
Physeteridae
Allodelphinidae?
Squalodelphinidae?
Platanistidae
Berardiinae
Ziphiinae
Hyperoodontinae
Delphinida
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Kentriodontidae
Lipotidae
Iniidae
Pontoporiidae
Monodontidae
Phocoenidae
Lissodelphininae
Delphininae
Globicephalinae
Taxon identifiers
Patriocetus


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