Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae

Full reference: Y. Tanaka, T. Ando, and H. Sawamura. 2018. A new species of Middle Miocene baleen whale from the Nupinai Group, Hikatagawa Formation of Hokkaido, Japan. PeerJ 6:e4934

Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to M. Bisconti et al. 2021

See also Tanaka et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Adicetus, Cephalotropis, Cetotheriinae, Ciuciulea, Cophocetus, Eucetotherium, Herentalia, Herpetocetinae, Heterocetus, Hibacetus, Imerocetus, Joumocetus, Metopocetus, Neobalaeninae, Palaeobalaena, Piscobalaena, Titanocetus, Tiucetus, Tranatocetus, Vampalus

Subtaxa: Taikicetus inouei

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Type: Taikicetus inouei

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Taiki (Miocene to Miocene of Japan)

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