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Maiacetus inuus
Taxonomy
Maiacetus inuus was named by Gingerich et al. (2009). Its type specimen is GSP-UM 3475a, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton and partially ossified near-term fetus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kunvit, Habib Rahi Formation, which is in a Lutetian coastal shale in the Habib Rahi Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Maiacetus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2009 | Maiacetus inuus Gingerich et al. p. 3 |
| 2012 | Maiacetus inuus Gingerich p. 313 figs. Figure 4 |
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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.
†Maiacetus inuus Gingerich et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| P. D. Gingerich et al. 2009 | Medium-sized protocetid archaeocete with a
skeleton 2.6 m in length and an estimated weight of 280– 390 kg. Skull has the medium-length rostrum, anteriorlypositioned nares, large mandibular canals, narrow frontal shield, broad cranial base, and large tympanic bullae typical of early protocetids. Differs from contemporary Artiocetus clavis and Rodhocetus balochistanensis in having solidly co-ossified left and right dentaries. In the ankle, the astragalus has deep proximal and distal trochleae as in Rodhocetus, but differs in having an indented dorsolateral border; cuboid is less deeply notched for the calcaneum than in Artiocetus and more deeply notched than in Rodhocetus. Metacarpals, carpal phalanges, and all hind limb elements are shorter relative anterior thoracic centrum length than comparable ratios in Rodhocetus. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Uhen 2004 | |||||