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Taxonomy
Archaeocetus was named by Sinzow (1898) [Replacement name for Pachypleurus Brandt 1873, which is preoccupied by Pachypleura White, 1853, a genus of Coleoptera.].
It was synonymized subjectively with Pristinocetus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Lissodelphis by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Mysticeti by Sinzow (1898); to Balaenopterinae by Trouessart (1904); to Delphinidae by Palmer (1904); and to Cetacea by Obada (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Pristinocetus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Lissodelphis by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Mysticeti by Sinzow (1898); to Balaenopterinae by Trouessart (1904); to Delphinidae by Palmer (1904); and to Cetacea by Obada (2019).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1898 | Archaeocetus Sinzow p. 121 |
1904 | Archaeocetus Palmer p. 114 |
1904 | Archaeocetus Trouessart p. 780 |
2019 | Archaeocetus Obada p. 113 |
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G. †Archaeocetus Sinzow 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available