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Taxonomy
Xhosacetus was named by Bianucci et al. (2007). Its type is Xhosacetus hendeysi.
It was assigned to Ziphiidae by Bianucci et al. (2007), Lambert et al. (2009), Bianucci et al. (2010), Lambert et al. (2013), Marx et al. (2016), Berta (2017) and Lambert et al. (2018); and to Hyperoodontinae by Bianucci et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Ziphiidae by Bianucci et al. (2007), Lambert et al. (2009), Bianucci et al. (2010), Lambert et al. (2013), Marx et al. (2016), Berta (2017) and Lambert et al. (2018); and to Hyperoodontinae by Bianucci et al. (2024).
Species
X. hendeysi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Xhosacetus Bianucci et al. p. 592 figs. Fig. 24, 25 |
| 2009 | Xhosacetus Lambert et al. p. 919 figs. Fig. 10 |
| 2010 | Xhosacetus Bianucci et al. p. 1093 figs. Figure 14 |
| 2013 | Xhosacetus Lambert et al. p. 588 figs. FIgure 14 |
| 2016 | Xhosacetus Marx et al. p. 130 |
| 2017 | Xhosacetus Berta p. 162 |
| 2018 | Xhosacetus Lambert et al. p. 153 |
| 2024 | Xhosacetus Bianucci et al. p. 32 |
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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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | X. hendeysi (77208) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Holocene | French Southern Territories | X. hendeysi (192400) |