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Stromerius

Wikipedia Abstract

Stromerius is an extinct genus of basilosaurid early whale known from the Late Eocene (Priabonian, 37.2 to 33.9 million years ago) of Fayum, Egypt (29°36′N 30°36′E / 29.6°N 30.6°E, paleocoordinates 24°54′N 26°30′E / 24.9°N 26.5°E). made S. nidensis the type species of the subfamily "Stromeriinae", but only mentioned this proposed subfamily briefly in his abstract. They are two specimens: described and illustrated BSPM 1902.XI.504-510, seven vertebrae, and described UM 100140, 19 complete or partial vertebrae.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0