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Taxonomy
Mithridatocetus eichwaldi was named by Goldin and Startsev (2017). Its type specimen is CMT 12559/1, a partial skull (incomplete cranium with periotic bones and tympanic bullae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kamysh-Burun district mine, quarry E, which is in a Tortonian coastal horizon in the Blinovo Formation of Ukraine. It is the type species of Mithridatocetus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Mithridatocetus eichwaldi Goldin and Startsev |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Mithridatocetus eichwaldi Goldin and Startsev 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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