Heterocetus
| Heterocetus | |
|---|---|
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| Heterocetus guiscardii vertebrae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Cetotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Heterocetus Capellini, 1877 |
Heterocetus is a dubious genus of extinct cetacean.[1]
Species
- Heterocetus brevifrons (van Beneden, 1872)[2]
- Heterocetus guiscardii Capellini, 1877[3]
- Heterocetus major Stefano, 1900[4]
- Heterocetus sprangii van Beneden, 1886
Misassigned species
- Heterocetus affinis Van Beneden, 1880; now assigned to Parietobalaena as P. affinis[5]
References
- ↑ Steeman, M. E. (2010). "The extinct baleen whale fauna from the Miocene-Pliocene of Belgium and the diagnostic cetacean ear bones". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8: 63–80. doi:10.1080/14772011003594961.
- ↑ P. J. Van Beneden. 1872. Les Baleines fossiles d'Anvers. Bulletins de L'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts 34:6-23
- ↑ G. Capellini. 1877. Balenottere fossili e Pachyacanthus dell'Italia Meridionale. Atti della R. Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie della Base di Scienze fisiche, mathematiche e naturali. 3:611-630
- ↑ G. Stefano. 1900. Gli avanzi fossili dei misticeti in Calabria. Società geologica italiana 19(2):281-294
- ↑ Van Beneden, P, J. (1880). "Les Mysticètes à courts fanons des sables des environs d'Anvers". Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. 2. 11–27. Retrieved November 2013.
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