Chilcacetus

Chil-ka-see-tus.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2012, December 14). Chilcacetus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/chilcacetus/

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Name

Chilcacetus ‭(‬Chilcatay whale‭).

Phonetic

Chil-ka-see-tus.

Named By

O.‭ ‬Lambert,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬de Muizon‭ & ‬G.‭ ‬Bianucci‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Odontoceti.

Diet

Carnivore/piscivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬cavirhinus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chilcatay Formation.

Time Period

Aquitanian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Chilcacetus is a genus of toothed whale that lived in‭ ‬the waters around South America during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new archaic homodont toothed cetacean‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Odontoceti‭) ‬from the early Miocene of Peru.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geodiversitas‭ ‬37‭(‬1‭)‬:79-108.‭ ‬-‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Lambert,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬de Muizon‭ & ‬G.‭ ‬Bianucci‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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