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CETOTHERIUM
(see-toe-fee-ree-um)
meaning: "Whale beast"
Cetotherium
Named By: Brandt in 1843
Time Period: Miocene-Pliocene
Location: Eurasia and North America
Size: Around 4.5 meters long
Diet: Filter feeder
Fossil(s): Multiple specimens
Classification: | Chiordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Cetotheriidae |
Also known as: | Cetotherium rathkei |
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Cetotherium ("whale beast") is a genus of cetaceans from the family Cetotheriidae.

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