Patriocetus

Patriocetus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene
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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