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Taxonomy
Pterocetus was named by Bianucci et al. (2007). Its type is Pterocetus benguelae.
It was assigned to Ziphiidae by Bianucci et al. (2007), Lambert et al. (2009), Bianucci et al. (2010), Marx et al. (2016) and Berta (2017); 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), Marx et al. (2016) and Berta (2017); and to Hyperoodontinae by Bianucci et al. (2024).
Species
P. benguelae (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Pterocetus Bianucci et al. p. 595 |
| 2009 | Pterocetus Lambert et al. p. 919 figs. Fig. 10 |
| 2010 | Pterocetus Bianucci et al. p. 1093 figs. Figure 14 |
| 2016 | Pterocetus Marx et al. p. 130 |
| 2017 | Pterocetus Berta p. 162 |
| 2024 | Pterocetus 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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| References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 15.97000 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 | P. benguelae (77211 77213) |