Taikicetus

Ty-ke-se-tus.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, April 25). Taikicetus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/taikicetus/

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Name

Taikicetus.

Phonetic

Ty-ke-se-tus.

Named By

Y.‭ ‬Tanaka,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Ando‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Sawamura‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Mysticeti.

Diet

Filter feeder.

Species

T.‭ ‬inouei‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Japan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hikatagawa Formation.

Time Period

Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Taikicetus is a genus of baleen whale that lived in waters around Japan during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new species of Middle Miocene baleen whale from the Nupinai Group,‭ ‬Hikatagawa Formation of Hokkaido,‭ ‬Japan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬6:e4934.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Tanaka,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Ando‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Sawamura‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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