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Taxonomy
Pterocetus benguelae was named by Bianucci et al. (2007). Its type specimen is SAM PQ 2803, a partial skull (partial skull including most of the rostrum, the anterior part of the cranium and the vertex), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saldanha Bay, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene marine phosphorite in South Africa. It is the type species of Pterocetus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Pterocetus benguelae Bianucci et al. p. 595 figs. Fig. 26, 27 |
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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.
†Pterocetus benguelae Bianucci et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 15.98000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Pterocetus benguelae (type locality: 77211 77213) |