Peer Review #2 of "A large Late Miocene cetotheriid (Cetacea, Mysticeti) from the Netherlands clarifies the status of Tranatocetidae (v0.1)"
Year: 2019

Cetotheriidae are a group of small baleen whales (Mysticeti) that evolved alongside modern rorquals.They once enjoyed a nearly global distribution, but then largely went extinct during the Plio-Pleistocene.After languishing as a wastebasket taxon for more than a century, the concept of Cetotheriidae is now well established.Nevertheless, the clade remains notable for its variability, and its scope remains in flux.In particular, the recent referral of several traditional cetotheriids to a new and