Ediscetus

Ediscetus
Temporal range: Early Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
Genus: †Ediscetus
Species:
†E. osbornei
Binomial name
†Ediscetus osbornei
Albright et al., 2018

Ediscetus is an extinct genus of cetacean that inhabited South Carolina during the Rupelian. It contains the species E. osbornei.

References

  1. ↑ Albright, L. Barry; Sanders, Albert E.; Geisler, Jonathan H. (4 July 2018). "An unexpectedly derived odontocete from the Ashley Formation (upper Rupelian) of South Carolina, U.S.A.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (4): (1)–(15). doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1482555. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.