Chonecetus
| Chonecetus Temporal range: Oligocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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]
Sister Taxa
References
- ^ a b "Cetacea, Indeterminate. Distribution of Animal Family Through Time". www.courtenaymuseum.ca. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ISBN 0-520-24884-8Retrieved on July 1, 2008
- ^ "Data on the geographic and temporal distribution of cetacean genera". Paleo-Electronica.org. February 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "The Evolution of Cetaceans - Chapter Nine". The Biology and Conservation of Marine Mammals; Aldemaro Romero. 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-01.[dead link]
- ISBN 0-12-088552-2Retrieved on July 1, 2008.
Suggested further reading
- Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach By A. Rus Hoelzel. Published 2002 Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-632-05232-5