Mithridatocetus

Mithridatocetus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Infraorder:Cetacea
Family:Cetotheriidae
Subfamily:†Cetotheriinae
Genus:†Mithridatocetus
Gol'din & Startsev, 2016
Species

†M. adygeicus (Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012)
†M. eichwaldi Gol'din & Startsev, 2016 (type)
†M. mayeri (Brandt, 1871) (nomen dubium)

Mithridatocetus is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete in the subfamily Cetotheriinae. Known specimens have been found in marine deposits in Crimea, Ukraine, and the Russian Caucasus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ P. Goldin and D. Startsev. 2016. "A systematic review of cetothere baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of Crimea and Caucasus, with a new genus". Papers in Paleontology. doi:10.1002/spp2.1066
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