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Crenatocetus rayi
Taxonomy
Crenatocetus rayi was named by McLeod and Barnes (2008). Its type specimen is USNM 392014, a mandible (posterior portions of both dentaries with P/4 and molars), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Martin Marietta New Bern Quarry, Castle Hayne Formation, which is in an Eocene coastal limestone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2008 | Crenatocetus rayi McLeod and Barnes p. 76 |
2014 | Crenatocetus rayi Uhen p. 211 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Crenatocetus rayi McLeod and Barnes 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Reference: Uhen 2004 |
Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Eocene | USA (North Carolina) | Crenatocetus rayi (type locality: 127117) |