Sulakocetus
Extinct genus of mammals
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Sulakocetus is an extinct genus of toothed whale. It was first described by G.A. Mchedlidze in 1976 with the type species S. dagestanicus.[1] Initially classified as part of family Waipatiidae,[2] further research has called its taxonomic placement into question. A review in 1990 indicated that it should be excluded from the superfamily Platanistoidea.[3] A further assessment in 2016 stated that it should not be classified with the Waipatiidae, and left its status for further review, essentially rendering it incertae sedis.[4]
| Sulakocetus Temporal range: Chattian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Parvorder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Sulakocetus Mchedlidze, 1976 |
| Species: | †S. dagestanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Sulakocetus dagestanicus Mchedlidze, 1976 | |
