A new species of Metopocetus (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of the Netherlands

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Felix Georg Marx, Mark E.J. Bosselaers, Stephen Louwye
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
• Subjects: Mysticeti; Baleen whales; Cetotheriidae; Metopocetus; Phylogenetics; Paroccipital concavity; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Fossa; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1572; https://doaj.org/article/6968f4f6d18e42b88df2fd30087a5e5d

The family Cetotheriidae has played a major role in recent discussions of baleen whale phylogenetics. Within this group, the enigmatic, monotypic Metopocetus durinasus has been interpreted as transitional between herpetocetines and other members of the family, but so far has been restricted to a sin...