Cetotheriophanes is an extinct rorqual from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian) of Northern Italy.[1]

Cetotheriophanes
Temporal range: late Pliocene
Skull in Bologna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Balaenopteridae
Gray 1864
Genus: Cetotheriophanes
Brandt 1873
Species

C. capellinii (Brandt, 1873) (type)

Classification

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Cetotheriophanes was originally described as a subgenus of Cetotherium in 1873, but later elevated to full generic status in 1875. It was later considered a synonym of Balaenoptera by some authors, but recent work suggests that Cetotheriophanes is distinct from Balaenoptera.

References

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  1. ^ T. A. Demere, A. Berta, and M. R. McGowen. 2005. The taxonomic and evolutionary history of modern balaenopteroid mysticetes. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12(1/2):99-143

Sources

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  • Brandt, J. F., von (1873). "Über bisher in Russland gefundene Reste von Zeuglodonten". Mélanges Biologiques Tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg. 9: 192–193.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Gray, J. E. (1864). "Notes on the Whalebone-Whales; with a Synopsis of the Species". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14 (83): 345–353. doi:10.1080/00222936408681724.