| Rudicetus | |
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| Rudicetus squalodontoides skull | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | † Kentriodontidae |
| Genus: | † Rudicetus Bianucci, 2001 |
| Species: | †R. squalodontoides |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rudicetus squalodontoides Capellini, 1878 | |
| Synonyms | |
Priscodelphinus squalodontoides | |
Rudicetus is an extinct genus of cetacean. [1]
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