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Rudicetus

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Rudicetus
Rudicetus squalodontoides skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Kentriodontidae
Genus: Rudicetus
Bianucci, 2001
Species:
R. squalodontoides
Binomial name
Rudicetus squalodontoides
Capellini, 1878
Synonyms

Priscodelphinus squalodontoides

Rudicetus is an extinct genus of cetacean.[1]

Skull

References

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  1. ^ Bianucci, G. (2001). "A new genus of kentriodontid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the Miocene of south Italy". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 21 (3): 573–577. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0573:ANGOKC]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 131526877.