Biology:Cetotheriophanes
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
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| Skull in Bologna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 |
| Genus: | †Cetotheriophanes Brandt 1873 |
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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
Sources
- "Über bisher in Russland gefundene Reste von Zeuglodonten". Mélanges Biologiques Tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 9: 192–193. 1873. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109867#page/210/mode/1up.
- "Notes on the Whalebone-Whales; with a Synopsis of the Species". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 14 (83): 345–353. 1864. doi:10.1080/00222936408681724. https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof3141864lond#page/344/mode/2up.
Wikidata ☰ Q15716031 entry
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