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1706:Nehalaennia
1658:Gricetoides
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1499:Metopocetus
1407:Cetotherium
1366:Titanocetus
1335:Journocetus
1231:Pelocetidae
1140:Tiphyocetus
1025:Morenocetus
893:Yamatocetus
678:Ashorocetus
338:Morenocetus
327:Morenocetus
316:Morenocetus
301:Description
275:Burdigalian
266:Morenocetus
228:Morenocetus
42:20–16
25:Morenocetus
1974:Balaenidae
1968:Categories
1716:Notiocetus
1668:Incakujira
1519:Nannocetus
1509:Miocaperea
1479:Herentalia
1449:Zygiocetus
1240:Cophocetus
1217:Thinocetus
1203:Diorocetus
1196:Amphicetus
1173:Aglaocetus
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1130:Taikicetus
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766:Mammalodon
759:Janjucetus
736:Mystacodon
729:Llanocetus
685:Chonecetus
671:Aetiocetus
615:Piscocetus
594:Imerocetus
574:Borealodon
490:Genera of
426:2018-09-30
348:References
214:Balaenidae
1851:Q48970772
1675:Megaptera
1631:Diunatans
1414:Ciuciulea
1291:Mixocetus
1284:Mesocetus
1261:Pelocetus
1247:Halicetus
1120:Pinocetus
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1080:Hibacetus
1015:Mesoteras
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872:Tohoraata
797:Sitsqwayk
636:Tretulias
584:Coronodon
557:Mysticeti
544:Mysticeti
503:Kingdom:
295:Argentina
291:Patagonia
249:M. parvus
160:Kingdom:
154:Eukaryota
1921:cetacean
1845:Wikidata
1442:Vampalus
1377:Tiucetus
1100:Isocetus
804:Whakakai
790:Horopeta
517:Mammalia
511:Chordata
509:Phylum:
505:Animalia
271:balaenid
210:Family:
184:Mammalia
174:Chordata
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164:Animalia
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1865:4832434
1469:Caperea
958:Balaena
886:Waharoa
604:Mioceta
529:Cetacea
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