Cetotheriophanes Explained

Cetotheriophanes is an extinct rorqual from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian) of Northern Italy.^[1]

Classification

Cetotheriophanes was originally described as a subgenus of Cetotherium in 1873, but later elevated to full generic status in 1875. It was later considered a synonym of Balaenoptera by some authors, but recent work suggests that Cetotheriophanes is distinct from Balaenoptera.

References

Sources

• Brandt . J. F., von . Johann Friedrich von Brandt . Über bisher in Russland gefundene Reste von Zeuglodonten . 1873 . Mélanges Biologiques Tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg . 9 . 192–193 .
• Gray . J. E. . John Edward Gray . Notes on the Whalebone-Whales; with a Synopsis of the Species . 1864 . The Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 14 . 83 . 345–353 . 10.1080/00222936408681724 .

Notes and References

1. T. A. Demere, A. Berta, and M. R. McGowen. 2005. The taxonomic and evolutionary history of modern balaenopteroid mysticetes. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12(1/2):99-143