In Depth
Originally named as a species of Mesocetus, Tranatocetus is a genus of whale that lived around Denmark during the Miocene.
Further Reading
- Mesocetus argillarius sp.n. (Cetacea, Mysticeti) from Upper Miocene of Denmark, with Remarks on the Lower Jaw and the Echolocation System in Whale Phytogeny. - Zoologica Scripta 7 (1-4): 63–79. - Flemming Roth - 1978. - From problem taxa to problem solver: A new Miocene family, Tranatocetidae, brings perspective on baleen whale evolution. PLoS One 10(9). - P. Goldin & M. E. Steeman - 2015. – A large Late Miocene cetotheriid (Cetacea, Mysticeti) from the Netherlands clarifies the status of Tranatocetidae. – PeerJ. 7 – Felix G. Marx, Klaas Post, Mark Bosselaers & Dirk K. Munsterman – 2019
