Extinct genus of mammals
Albicetus Temporal range: Langhian
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16–14 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Genus:
† Albicetus Boersma & Pyenson, 2015[2]
Species:
†A. oxymycterus
Binomial name
† Albicetus oxymycterus (Kellogg, 1925)[1]
Synonyms
Ontocetus oxymycterus Kellogg, 1925 [1] Scaldicetus oxymycterus (Kellogg, 1925) [1]
Albicetus Albicetus , meaning "white whale", is a reference to the leviathan in Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel Moby-Dick .[2] [3]
^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Kellog was invoked but never defined (see the help page). ^ a b Boersma, Alexandra T. & Pyenson, Nicholas D. (2015). "Albicetus oxymycterus , a new generic name and redescription of a basal physeteroid (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California, and the evolution of body size in sperm whales". PLOS ONE . 10 (12): e0135551. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1035551B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135551 . PMC 4674121 . PMID 26651027. ^ "Call me Albicetus: Scientists find the real great white whale". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 9 December 2015.
Last Update: 2024-04-02T12:04:12Z
named Albicetus , meaning "white whale", is a reference to the leviathan in Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The genus Albicetus derives...
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using their large teeth. They consist of five genera: Acrophyseter, Albicetus , Brygmophyseter, Livyatan, and Zygophyseter. All species are known by...
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taxa is: Physeteroidea, sperm whales Stem physeteroids †Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Aulophyseter †Brygmophyseter (= Naganocetus) †Diaphorocetus †Eudelphis...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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†Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia...
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