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Diorocetus Kellogg 1968

Diorocetus

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Diorocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Diorocetidae. Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America and Japan.^[1]

fossil skull of baleen whale Diorocetus hiatus

Diorocetus hiatus skull

References

^ Steeman, M. E. (2007). "Cladistic analysis and a revised classification of fossil and recent mysticetes". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (4): 875–894. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00313.x.

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Diorocetus: Brief Summary

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Diorocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Diorocetidae. Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America and Japan.

fossil skull of baleen whale Diorocetus hiatus

Diorocetus hiatus skull

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