Albertocetus
Sign in to saveAlbertocetus is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete cetacean from early Oligocene (Rupelian) marine deposits in North Carolina, and belonging to the family Xenorophidae.
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Vinony files it under Fossil taxa described in 2008, Oligocene cetaceans and Xenorophidae.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Xenorophidae
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- Albertocetus reconstruction outline.jpg
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- 28400000-0
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- 23000000-0
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Albertocetus is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete cetacean from early Oligocene (Rupelian) marine deposits in North Carolina, and belonging to the family Xenorophidae.
==Description== Albertocetus is a relatively small whale, measuring long and weighing approximately . It is distinguished from other xenorophids in having a large lacrimal bone, a steep ascending process of the maxilla, a short but present intertemporal constriction with a sagittal crest, and a tall median ridge on the premaxilla. The teeth were heterodont and may have been polydont because other xenorophids are polydont.
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