Metopocetus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metopocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale belonging to the family Cetotheriidae. The type species is Metopocetus durinasus.
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Metopocetus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Cetotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Herpetocetinae |
Genus: | †Metopocetus Cope, 1896 |
Species | |
†M. durinasus Cope, 1896 (type) |
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