Aglaocetus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aglaocetus is a genus of extinct baleen whales known from the Miocene of Patagonia, the US Eastern Seaboard, Japan and the Low Countries. It was once considered a member of Cetotheriidae along with many other putative cetotheres, but was recently recognized as representing a distinct family from true Cetotheriidae.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Superfamily: | Balaenopteroidea |
Family: | †Aglaocetidae Steeman 2007 |
Genus: | †Aglaocetus Kellogg 1934 |
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