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Westmorelandelphis

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Westmorelandelphis was named by Godfrey and Lambert (2023). Its type is Westmorelandelphis tacheroni.

It was assigned to Delphinida by Godfrey and Lambert (2023).

Species
W. tacheroni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Westmorelandelphis Godfrey and Lambert p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
genusWestmorelandelphis

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. †Westmorelandelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Westmorelandelphis tacheroni Godfrey and Lambert 2023
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. J. Godfrey and O. Lambert 2023This small delphinidan is characterized by the following unique combination of characters: elongated rostrum with a tooth count greater than 39 for each quadrant; transversely concave premaxillary sac fossae; vertex nearly 2 times wider than anteroposteriorly long; prominent posterolateral knob at posterior end of premaxilla; inflated nasals extending laterally significantly beyond the lateral margin of the bony nares; vertical notch on anterior margin of each nasal; internasal fossa; nasal-frontal suture posteriorly convex; inflated occipital shield being transversely convex; low temporal crest; temporal fossa being anteroposteriorly longer than dor- soventrally high, with a correspondingly moderately elongated zygomatic process of the squamosal; pterygoid sinus fossa extending anteriorly beyond the level of the antorbital notch; elon- gated mandibular symphysis being fused; postsymphyseal region of the mandible bearing 14 or 15 teeth per side; and small conical teeth lacking any ornamentation or accessory denticles.