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member of Cetotheriidae,
making the
pygmy right whale the only
living cetotheriid,
other authors either dispute this
placement or
recover Neobalaenidae...
- the
baleen whales found, the most
common was an
undescribed species of
cetotheriid whale measuring around 5 to 8 m (16 to 26 ft), and most of the other...
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Vampalus is a
genus of
cetotheriid mysticete from
Miocene (Tortonian)
marine deposits in the
Russian Caucasus. The type species, V. sayasanicus, is based...
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Ciuciulea is a
genus of
cetotheriid mysticete found in
middle Miocene marine deposits in Moldova.
Ciuciulea is a
dwarf cetotheriid 3–4
meters in length....
- increases.
Mysticetes consist of four families:
rorquals (balaenopterids),
cetotheriids,
right whales (balaenids), and grey
whales (eschrichtiids). The main...
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Herentalia is a
genus of
cetotheriid mysticete in the
subfamily Herpetocetinae.
Remains have been
found in Late
Miocene marine deposits in Belgium. Herentalia...
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right whale as a
member of Cetotheriidae,
making it the only
extant cetotheriid. Not all
authors agree with this placement. The
family Neobalaenidae...
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Eucetotherium is a
genus of
cetotheriid mysticete from
Miocene (Tortonian)
marine deposits in the
Russian Caucasus. J. F. Brandt. 1871.
Bericht uber den...
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Brandtocetus is a
genus of
cetotheriid mysticete in the
subfamily Cetotheriinae. The type and only
species is
Brandtocetus chongulek from the late Miocene...
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Herpetocetus is a
genus of
cetotheriid mysticete in the
subfamily Herpetocetinae.
Considerably smaller than
modern baleen whales,
Herpetocetus measured...
