ammonites
Mixocetus Kellogg 1934 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae

Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1934. A new cetothere from the Modelo Formation at Los Angeles, California. Carnegie Institution of Washington 447:83-104

Parent taxon: Cetotheriidae according to M. Bisconti et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Cetotheriinae, Herpetocetinae, Herpetocetus, Hibacetus, Joumocetus, Metopocetus, Nannocetus, Neobalaeninae, Palaeobalaena, Piscobalaena, Plesiocetopsis

Subtaxa: Mixocetus elysius

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder