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Marzanoptera

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae

Taxonomy

Species
M. bertae, M. tersillae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Marzanoptera Bisconti et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
Balaenomorpha
superfamilyThalassotherii
familyBalaenopteridae
genusMarzanoptera

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.

G. †Marzanoptera Bisconti et al. 2021
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Marzanoptera bertae Boessenecker 2013
Marzanoptera tersillae Bisconti et al. 2021
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Bisconti et al. 2021Marzanoptera is characterized by the following unique combination of character states: remarkably short premaxilla, strongly narrowed ascending process of the maxilla, the lack of ossification of the superior portion of the internal acoustic meatus, the presence of an anteroposteriorly thick crista transversa separating the internal acoustic meatus and the internal opening of the facial canal, and a comparatively low opening of the internal opening of the facial canal.