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Taxonomy
Mesoplodon slangkopi was named by Bianucci et al. (2007). Its type specimen is SAM PQ 2069, a partial skull (partial skull including the deeply worn rostrum base, the premaxillary sac fossae, and the vertex), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Slangkop, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene marine phosphorite in South Africa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Mesoplodon slangkopi Bianucci et al. p. 586 figs. Fig. 19, 20 |
| 2016 | Mesoplodon slangkopi Lambert and Louwye |
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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.
†Mesoplodon slangkopi Bianucci et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 15.97000 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Mesoplodon slangkopi (type locality: 77213) |