Parasqualodon
Parasqualodon is an extinct genus of toothed whale from the Oligocene. It contains a single species, Parasqualodon wilkinsoni.[1] It has been suggested that the taxon constitutes a nomen dubium.[2]
| Parasqualodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Squalodontidae |
| Genus: | †Parasqualodon McCoy, 1867 |
| Species: | †P. wilkinsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Parasqualodon wilkinsoni McCoy, 1867 | |
References
- "Parasqualodon wilkinsoni (McCoy, 1867)". Museums Victoria Collections.
- Fordyce, R. E.; de Muizon, C. (2001). "Evolutionary history of cetaceans: a review". In Jean-Michel Mazin; Vivian de Buffrénil (eds.). Secondary adaptation of tetrapods to life in water. Proceedings of the international meeting, Poitiers, 1996 (PDF). Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 169–233.
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