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Pelocetus

Index Pelocetus

Pelocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. [1]

7 relations: Baleen whale, Extinction, Genus, Miocene, North America, Pelocetidae, Type species.

Baleen whale

Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), known earlier as whalebone whales, form a parvorder of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises).

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Pelocetidae

Pelocetidae is an extinct family of baleen whales.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelocetus

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