ammonites
Diaphorocetus poucheti Moreno 1892 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Alternative combinations: Hypocetus poucheti, Mesocetus poucheti, Paracetus poucheti

Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1892. Lijeros apuntes sobre dos generos de cetaceos fosiles de la Republica Argentina. Revista del Museo de La Plata 3:393-400

Belongs to Diaphorocetus according to O. Hampe 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Puerto Madryn, which is in an Aquitanian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Monte Leon Formation of Argentina

Ecology: aquatic carnivore