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Name - Chonecetus sookensis Russell 1968

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:636309 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

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Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Mammalia (Class)
Cetacea (Order)

References

Original Description Reference

  • A new cetacean from the Oligocene Sooke Formation of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 5 1968: 929-933. [Zoological Record Volume 105]

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Zoological Record

Recent Publications

  • Aetiocetus and Chonecetus, primitive Oligocene toothed mysticetes and the origin of baleen whales.
  • Classification and distribution of Oligocene Aetiocetidae (Mammalia; Cetacea; Mysticeti) from western North America and Japan.
  • A new cetacean from the Oligocene Sooke Formation of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

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