Kekenodontidae Explained

Kekenodontidae is an extinct family of non-neocete pelagicetes from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand.[1] Although at times classified as basal mysticetes or basal odontocetes, recent cladistic analyses demonstrate that kekenodontids are phylogenetically intermediate between basilosaurids and neocetes.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Corrie . Joshua E. . Fordyce . R. Ewan . Ewan Fordyce . 2022 . A redescription and re-evaluation of Kekenodon onamata (Mammalia: Cetacea), a late-surviving archaeocete from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 196 . 4 . 1637–1670 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac019.
  2. Corrie . Joshua E. . Fordyce . R. Ewan . 2024-01-31 . A new genus and species of kekenodontid from the late Oligocene of New Zealand with comments on the evolution of tooth displacement in Cetacea . Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand . en . 1–16 . 10.1080/03036758.2023.2297696 . 0303-6758. free . 11459822 .

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