Pelocetus Kellogg, 1965

Bouetel, Virginie & Muizon, Christian de, 2006, The anatomy and relationships of Piscobalaena nana (Cetacea, Mysticeti), a Cetotheriidae s. s. from the early Pliocene of Peru, Geodiversitas 28 (2), pp. 319-395 : 385-386

Genus Pelocetus Kellogg, 1965

TYPE SPECIES. — Pelocetus calvertensis Kellogg, 1965 .

HOLOTYPE. — LACM, Cat. No. 882, sub-complete Pelocetus calvertensis Kellogg, 1965

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HOLOTYPE. — USNM 11976, sub-complete skull, with Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) both tympanics and petrosals, both mandibles, and postcranial elements. AGE. — Ranging from late middle Miocene to Present.

LOCALITY AND HORIZON. — Calvert Formation, Maryland, USA, late Miocene. REFERRED SPECIMENS. — (1) MNHN 1889-403, (2) MNHN 1983-108, (3) MNHN 1894-36

REFERRED SPECIMENS. — (1) USNM 14693, (2) USNM 21306, (3) USNM 23058, (4) USNM 23059. REFERENCES. — Reeves & Leatherwood 1985; True 1904; Watson 1981.

REFERENCE. — Kellogg 1965.

Genus Piscobalaena Pilleri & Siber, 1989

Subfamily MEGAPTERINAE Gray, 1864

TYPE SPECIES. — Piscobalaena nana Pilleri & Siber , Genus Megaptera Gray, 1846

1989.

TYPE SPECIES. — Balaena novaeangliae Borowski, 1781 . Piscobalaena nana Pilleri & Siber, 1989

Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) HOLOTYPE. — SMNK 4050, incomplete skull lacking the dorsal part of the braincase, both premaxillae and AGE. — Ranging from late middle Miocene to one tympanic. Present.

LOCALITY AND HORIZON. — Pisco Formation, Peru, REFERRED SPECIMEN. — MNHN A2931.

early Pliocene.

REFERENCES. — Reeves & Leatherwood 1985; True 1904; REFERRED SPECIMENS. — (1) MNHN SAS 1616, (2) Van Beneden & Gervais 1880; Watson 1981.

MNHN SAS 1617, (3) MNHN SAS 1618, (4) MNHN

SAS 1623, (5) MNHN SAS 892, (6) MNHN SAS 1624,

(7) MNHN PPI 259. Family ESCHRICHTIIDAE

REFERENCE. — Pilleri & Siber 1989. Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951