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TRANATOCETUS
(tran-at-o-see-tus)
Tranatocetus
Named By: P. Goldin & M. E. Steeman in 2015
Time Period: Late Miocene, 9.6-8 Ma
Location: Denmark - Gram Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Carnivore/filter feeder
Fossil(s): Partial skull
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Tranatocetidae |
Also known as: | Mesocetus argillarius |
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Tranatocetus is an extinct genus of mysticete from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of Jutland, Denmark. The type and only species is Tranatocetus argillarius.

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