Mithridatocetus
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]
| Mithridatocetus | |
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| M. mayeri fossil in A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Cetotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Cetotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Mithridatocetus Gol'din & Startsev, 2016 |
| Species | |
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†M. adygeicus (Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012) | |
References
- 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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