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Septemtriocetus

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Septemtriocetus
Temporal range: 3.60–2.59 Ma[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Septemtriocetus
Lambert, 2008[1]
Species:
S. bosselaersi
Binomial name
Septemtriocetus bosselaersi
Lambert, 2008[2]

Septemtriocetus is an extinct genus of toothed whale from the late Cenozoic.[1]

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found at the Verrebroek dock, northwest of Antwerp, in Belgium, at the border with the Netherlands.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Septemtriocetus ". Mindat. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Septemtriocetus bosselaersi ". Mindat. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ Lambert, Olivier (12 September 2008). "A new porpoise (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Phocoenidae) from the Pliocene of the North Sea". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (3). Taylor & Francis: 863–872. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[863:ANPCOP]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2 July 2025.