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Masracetus markgrafi
Taxonomy
Masracetus markgrafi was named by Gingerich (2007). Its type specimen is SMNS 11414, a set of vertebrae (lumbar vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dimeh, which is in a Priabonian offshore sandstone in the Birket Qarun Formation of Egypt.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Masracetus markgrafi Gingerich p. 375 |
2011 | Masracetus markgrafi Schouten p. 18 |
2013 | Masracetus markgrafi El-kheir et al. p. 462 |
2017 | Masracetus markgrafi Martínez-Cáceres et al. p. 15 |
2018 | Masracetus markgrafi Uhen |
2020 | Masracetus markgrafi Zalmout et al. p. 128 |
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†Masracetus markgrafi Gingerich 2007
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. Martínez-Cáceres et al. 2017 | Large basilosaurid lacking the vertebral elongation observed in Basilosaurus. Masracetus is slightly larger than Cynthiacetus with a lower lumbar length-to-width ratio Llum/Wlum (Gingerich 2007). |