ammonites
Notiocetus Ameghino 1891 (rorqual)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1891. Caracteres diagnosticos de cincuenta especies nuevas de mamiferos fosiles argentinos. Revista Argentina de Historia Natural 1(3):129-167

Parent taxon: Balaenopteridae according to M. D. Uhen 2015

Sister taxa: Agaphelinae, Archaebalaenoptera, Balaenoptera, Balaenopterinae, Cetotheriophanes, Diunatans, Eschrichtiinae, Megaptera, Megapterinae, Parabalaenoptera, Parabalaenopterinae, Plesiobalaenoptera, Plesiocetus, Praemegaptera, Praemegapterinae, Protororqualus, Pterobalaena, Rorqualus

Subtaxa: Notiocetus platensis, Notiocetus romerianus

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Type: Notiocetus platensis

Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder