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Taxonomy
Kwanzacetus was named by Lambert et al. (2018). Its type is Kwanzacetus khoisani.
It was assigned to Iniidae by Lambert et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Iniidae by Lambert et al. (2018).
Species
K. khoisani (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Kwanzacetus Lambert et al. p. 6 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| O. Lambert et al. 2018 | This large Iniidae (bizygomatic width of the holotype estimated
at 286 mm) shares with the smaller Brujadelphis ankylorostris Lambert et al., 2017 and Isthminia panamensis: the partial ankylosis of the premaxillae on the rostrum; with Inia geoffrensis and Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni: the presence of a frontal boss, with nasals being lower than the frontals on the vertex; and teeth being markedly ornamented, with wrinkled enamel; with I. geoffrensis: the laterally directed postorbital process of the frontal; the anteroposterior thickening of the nuchal crest (to an even greater extent than I. geoffrensis); and the more developed left occipital protuberance (the latter being only seen in part of the I. geoffrensis sample, including specimens directly observed, 3D models, and illustrations/descriptions in the literature, see below). |