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Cetotheriidae is a family of baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti). The family was generally thought to have existed from the Late Oligocene to the Early Pleistocene before going extinct. However, the phylogenetic studies conducted by recovered the living pygmy right whale as a member of Cetotheriidae; if confirmed these results would resurrect Cetotheriidae from extinction. ==Taxonomy== After its description by Brant in 1872, Cetotheriidae was used as a wastebasket taxon for baleen whales which were not assignable to extant whale families. Comparing the cranial and mandibular morphology of 23 taxa (including late archaeocetes and both fossil and extant mysticetes), found Cetotheriidae in this traditional sense to be polyphyletic. Based on ten cranial characters, they also concluded that of the twelve included fossil baleen-bearing mysticetes, six formed a monophyletic group, Cetotheriidae ''sensu stricto''. Several phylogenetic studies since Bouetel & Muizon 2006 support the monophyly of a small group of core Cetotheriidae ''sensu stricto'', archaic mysticetes with a cranium that have "a long ascending process of the maxilla with anteriorly diverging lateral border that interdigitates with the frontal" and some other characters. This group is limited to ''Cetotherium rathkii'', ''Metopocetus durinasus'', ''Mixocetus elysius'', ''Herpetocetus scaldiensis'', ''H. transatlanticus'', ''H. bramblei'', ''Nannocetus eremus'', and ''Piscobalaena nana''. The remaining genera placed in the family are considered Cetotheriidae ''sensu lato'' and are often referred to as the 'cetotheres'.〔 considered the primitive 'cetothere' ''Joumocetus'' the most basal named taxon of their new superfamily Thalassotherii (Cetotheriidae ''s.l.'', Cetotheriidae ''s.s.'', Eschrichtiidae (gray whales) and Balaenopteridae (rorquals)) and suggested that the term "Cetotheriidae ''s.l.''" should be renamed "basal" or "stem thalassotherians". found that the pygmy right whale formed a well-supported clade with Eschrichtiidae and Balaenopteridae based on molecular data, and that, within 'cetotheres', it was most closely related to the herpetocetines (''Herpetocetus'' and ''Nannocetus'') Bisconti et al. 2013, however, found, based on morphological data, it to be more closely related to Balaenidae (the bowhead and right whales), but added that additional specimens is expected to resolve these conflicting results within a few years. Classification of Cetotheriidae according to Eli Adli et al. (2014)〔Joseph J. El Adli, Thomas A. Deméré and Robert W. Boessenecker (2014). "Herpetocetus morrowi (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a new species of diminutive baleen whale from the Upper Pliocene (Piacenzian) of California, USA, with observations on the evolution and relationships of the Cetotheriidae". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170 (2): 400–466. doi:10.1111/zoj.12108.〕 and the Fossilworks online database:〔 * †''Cephalotropis'' Cope 1896〔 * †''Joumocetus'' 〔 * Subfamily: †Cetotheriinae Whitmore and Barnes, 2008 * * †''Brandtocetus'' Gol'din and Startsev 2014〔Pavel Gol’din and Dmitry Startsev (2014). "Brandtocetus, a new genus of baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 (2): 419–433. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.799482.〕 * * †''Cetotherium'' Brandt 1843 * * †''Eucetotherium'' Brandt 1873〔 * * †''Imerocetus'' Mchedlidze 1964 * * †''Kurdalagonus'' 〔 * * †''Otradnocetus'' Mchedlidze 1984 * * †''Vampalus'' * * †''Zygiocetus'' Tarasenko 2014〔K. K. Tarasenko. 2014. New Genera of Baleen Whales (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the Miocene of the Northern Caucasus and Ciscaucasia: 3. Zygiocetus gen. nov. (Middle Sarmatian, Adygea). Paleontological Journal 48(5):551-562〕 * Subfamily †Herpetocetinae Steeman, 2007 * * †''Herentalia'' Bisconti 2015〔Michelangelo Bisconti (2015). Anatomy of a new cetotheriid genus and species from the Miocene of Herentals, Belgium, and the phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical relationships of Cetotheriidae s.s. (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 (5): 377-395. doi:10.1080/14772019.2014.890136.〕 * * †''Herpetocetus'' Van Beneden 1872〔〔 * * †''Metopocetus'' Cope 1896〔〔 * * †''Nannocetus'' Kellogg 1929〔〔 * * †''Piscobalaena'' Pilleri and Siber 1989〔〔 * Subfamily Neobalaeninae Miller 1923 * * ''Caperea'' (pygmy right whale) Gray 1873 * * †''Miocaperea'' Bisconti 2012 ''Incertae sedis:'' * †''Hibacetus'' Otsuka and Ota 2008 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cetotheriidae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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