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Physeter antiquus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae

Taxonomy
Physeter antiquus was named by Gervais (1849). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Montpellier, which is in a Zanclean marine sandstone in the Sables à Gryphaea virleti Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Physeter antiquus Gervais
1853Physeter antiquus Pictet p. 386
1859Physeter antiquus Gervais p. 285
1861Physeter antiquus Gervais p. 122
1880Physeter antiquus Van Beneden and Gervais p. 329
1887Physeter antiquus Depéret p. 274
1904Physeter antiquus Trouessart p. 774
1906Physeter antiquus Joleaud p. 380

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
superfamilyPhyseteroidea
familyPhyseteridae
genusPhyseter
speciesantiquus

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.

†Physeter antiquus Gervais 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: oceanicg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: aquaticg
Depth habitat: surfaceg
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2015-04-14 16:58:50
Modified: 2015-04-14 16:58:50
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Hirota and Barnes 1995, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Zanclean or 13.82000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France Physeter antiquus (85338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6France Physeter antiquus (type locality: 56693)