Diaphorocetus

Diaphorocetus
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Deseadan-Colhuehuapian)
~23.03–20.43 Ma
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Diaphorocetus poucheti skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Infraorder:Cetacea
Superfamily:Physeteroidea
Family:incertae sedis
Genus:†Diaphorocetus
Ameghino, 1894
Species

D. poucheti (type)

Synonyms
  • Hypocetus Lydekker 1894
  • Mesocetus Moreno 1892
  • Paracetus Lydekker 1894

Diaphorocetus is an extinct genus of cetacean.[1] Its remains were found in the Monte León Formation of Argentina, dating to the Early Miocene.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Heyning, J. E. (1997). "Sperm Whale Phylogeny Revisited: Analysis of the Morphological Evidence". Marine Mammal Science. 13 (4): 596–613. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00086.x.
  2. ↑ Diaphorocetus at Fossilworks.org


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