Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Alternative combination: Hyperoodon (Frasercetus) planifrons
Synonyms: Delphinus hyperoodon Desmarest 1822, Hyperoodon burmeisterei Moreno 1888, Hyperoodon burmeisteri Moreno 1888
Belongs to Hyperoodon according to P. Hershkovitz 1966
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Desmarest 1822, Fischer 1829, Mead and Brownell 2005, Moore 1968, Rice 1998, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Hyperoodon (Frasercetus), Hyperoodon ampullatus
Type specimens:
- Hyperoodon planifrons: BMNH 1814a-82.3.21.1, a skull. Its type locality is Lewis Island, which is in a Holocene coastal horizon in Australia.
- Delphinus hyperoodon:
- Hyperoodon burmeisteri:
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Argentina (1), Australia (2), Chile (1), New Zealand (1), South Africa (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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