Chonecetus
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| Chonecetus Temporal range: Oligocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Aetiocetidae |
| Genus: | †Chonecetus Russell (1968) |
| Type species | |
| †Chonecetus sookensis | |
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Chonecetus is an extinct genus of primitive baleen whale of the family Aetiocetidae[1] that lived in the Oligocene period.[2] Its fossils have been found in Canada,[3] in the northeast Pacific.[4] It was first named by L.S. Russell in 1968, and contains one species, C. sookensis.
Like Aetiocetus, Chonecetus possessed both multicusped teeth and the nutrient foramina required for baleen.[5] Chonecetus closely resembled a modern Mysticeti, with an elongate, streamlined body supporting a pair of paddle-shaped forelimbs, and a horizontal tail fluke strengthened by fibrous cartilage.[1]
References
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- ^ Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems; page 70. By James A. Estes, published 2007; University of California Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Retrieved on July 1, 2020
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- ^ Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology; page 62. By Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich, and Kit M. Kovacs, published 2005; Academic Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Retrieved on July 1, 2008.
Suggested further reading
[edit | edit source]- Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach By A. Rus Hoelzel. Published 2002 Blackwell Publishing. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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