Willungacetus

Taxobox
name="Willungacetus [Pledge]
fossil_range=Oligocene


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regnum=Animalia
phylum=Chordata
classis=Mammalia
ordo=Cetacea
familia=†Aetiocetidae
genus=†"Willungacetus"
genus_authority=Pledge (2005)
type_species= †"W. aldingensis"
subdivision_ranks=Species
subdivision=
* †"W. aldingensis"

"Willungacetus" is an extinct genus of "Aetiocetidae" which existed during the Oligocene period. Its fossils have been found in Australia.cite web |url=http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/page/default.asp?site=1&id=1202&fragPage=1 |title=South Australia Museum - Objects of Interest |publisher=www.samuseum.sa.gov.au |accessdate=2008-07-03] It was first named by Pledge in 2005, though he had discovered it at Port Willunga in 2001, and contains one species, "W. aldingensis". It is the oldest-known whale from Australia, and the only "Aetiocetid" from Australia.

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External links

* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=67021&is_real_user=0 Paleobiology Database]
* [http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Willungacetus_Genus.asp "Willungacetus"] at Zipcodezoo.com