Albicetus

Al-be-see-tus.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Albicetus ‭(‬white whale‭)‬.

Phonetic

Al-be-see-tus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetaca,‭ ‬Physeteroidea.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬oxymycterus‭

Size

Roughly estimated about 6 meters long.

Known locations

Japan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kadonosawa Formation,‭ ‬Kunnui Formation,‭ ‬Yuda Formation.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬California‭ ‬-‭ ‬Monterey Formation.

Time Period

Langhian to Serravallian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skulls.

In Depth

       Albicetus is a genus of whale that lived in Pacific Ocean during the Miocene.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A fossil physeteroid cetacean from Santa Barbara County California.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the United States National Museum‭ ‬66‭(‬27‭)‬:1-8.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Kellogg‭ ‬-‭ ‬1925. -‭ ‬Albicetus oxymycterus,‭ ‬a New Generic Name and Redescription of a Basal Physeteroid‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea‭) ‬from the Miocene of California,‭ ‬and the Evolution of Body Size in Sperm Whales.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS One‭ ‬10‭(‬12‭)‬:e0135551.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Boersma‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pyenson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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