Willungacetus
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Willungacetus is an extinct genus of Aetiocetidae which existed during the Oligocene
period. Its fossils have been found in Australia
. 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.
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
period. Its fossils have been found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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.
External links
- Paleobiology Database
- Willungacetus at Zipcodezoo.com