Microcetus
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Microcetus Temporal range: Late Oligocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Waipatiidae (?) |
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†Microcetus Kellogg, 1923 |
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Microcetus is a genus of extinct from the late Oligocene (Chattian) of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The type species of Microcetus, M. ambiguus, was originally described as a new species of Phoca on the basis of teeth from late Oligocene deposits in northwestern Germany. The odontocete nature of the teeth was eventually recognized, and it was eventually assigned to Squalodon, before being made the type species of a new genus, Microcetus.
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