Brandtocetus
| Brandtocetus Temporal range: Miocene
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| Genus: | †Brandtocetus Gol’din and Startsev, 2014
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Brandtocetus was a genus of cetothere whales in the subfamily Cetotheriinae. Its type species is Brandtocetus chongulek from the Miocene of the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea.
Description
Brandtocetus chongulek has transversely expanded squamosal bones, S-shaped nuchal crests, an anterior margin of the occipital shield extending anterior to the center of the temporal fossa, and an elongated posterior process of the tympanoperiotic.[1]
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Brandtocetus, a new genus of baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Other websites
Media related to Brandtocetus at Wikimedia Commons
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