Archaeoceti

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, ancient) + κῆτος (kêtos, whale).

Proper noun

Archaeoceti

  1. A taxonomic group within the infraorder Cetacea – ancient extinct whales.

Usage notes

  • Archaeoceti is a paraphyletic group of the earliest cetaceans, from the early Eocene to the late Oligocene (55 to 23 million years ago).

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