Eomysticetus Temporal range:
Chattian
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | † Eomysticetidae |
Genus: | †
Eomysticetus Sanders and Barnes, 2002 |
Species | |
†E. carolinensis Sanders and Barnes, 2002 |
Eomysticetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale from the late Oligocene ( Chattian) Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. [1]
Eomysticetus is a member of the family Eomysticetidae, which also includes Micromysticetus, Tohoraata, Tokarahia, and Yamatocetus. [2] There are two species of Eomysticetus, E. whitmorei and E. carolinensis, both from the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. [1]
The skull was around 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length. [3] Like more evolved baleen whales, its jaws had baleen instead of teeth, meaning that it could filter plankton with its baleen plates. [4] [5] [6] [7] However, primitive baleen whales may have retained enamel coated teeth embedded in the gums, similar to modern sperm whales. [8] Baleen whales, as a group, may be sensitive to low-frequency sounds. [9]
Unlike modern baleen whales, Eomysticetus had a blowhole that was positioned ahead of the eyes, and the characteristics of its vertebrae and flipper bones are akin to those of archaeocetes like Basilosaurus. [4]
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Eomysticetus Temporal range:
Chattian
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | † Eomysticetidae |
Genus: | †
Eomysticetus Sanders and Barnes, 2002 |
Species | |
†E. carolinensis Sanders and Barnes, 2002 |
Eomysticetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale from the late Oligocene ( Chattian) Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. [1]
Eomysticetus is a member of the family Eomysticetidae, which also includes Micromysticetus, Tohoraata, Tokarahia, and Yamatocetus. [2] There are two species of Eomysticetus, E. whitmorei and E. carolinensis, both from the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. [1]
The skull was around 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length. [3] Like more evolved baleen whales, its jaws had baleen instead of teeth, meaning that it could filter plankton with its baleen plates. [4] [5] [6] [7] However, primitive baleen whales may have retained enamel coated teeth embedded in the gums, similar to modern sperm whales. [8] Baleen whales, as a group, may be sensitive to low-frequency sounds. [9]
Unlike modern baleen whales, Eomysticetus had a blowhole that was positioned ahead of the eyes, and the characteristics of its vertebrae and flipper bones are akin to those of archaeocetes like Basilosaurus. [4]
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