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 | |
Cetotherium ("whale beast") is a genus of cetaceans from the family Cetotheriidae.