Mithridatocetus

Mithridatocetus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	M. mayeri fossil in A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Cetotheriidae
Subfamily:	†Cetotheriinae
Genus:	†Mithridatocetus; Gol'din & Startsev, 2016
Species
	†M. adygeicus (Tarasenko & Lopatin, 2012); †M. eichwaldi Gol'din & Startsev, 2016 (type); †M. mayeri (Brandt, 1871) (nomen dubium)

Mithridatocetus is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete in the subfamily Cetotheriinae. Known specimens have been found in marine deposits in Crimea, Ukraine, and the Russian Caucasus.^[1]

References

^ P. Goldin and D. Startsev. 2016. "A systematic review of cetothere baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of Crimea and Caucasus, with a new genus". Papers in Paleontology. doi:10.1002/spp2.1066

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[1] P. Goldin and D. Startsev. 2016. "A systematic review of cetothere baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of Crimea and Caucasus, with a new genus". Papers in Paleontology. doi:10.1002/spp2.1066

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