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Brandtocetus chongulek

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Brandtocetus chongulek was named by Goldin and Startsev (2014). Its type specimen is TNU Skull A, a partial skull (partial skull with periotic bones and partly preserved tympanic bullae, lacking rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kostyrino, west of, which is in a Sarmatian marginal marine siltstone in the Chersonian Formation of Ukraine.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Brandtocetus chongulek Goldin and Startsev p. 420 figs. Figs. 2-9
2015Brandtocetus chongulek Gol'din and Steeman p. 13 figs. Figure 10
2015Brandtocetus chongulek Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2
2016Brandtocetus chongulek Marx et al. p. 22 figs. Figure 10

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
subfamilyCetotheriidae()
subfamilyCetotheriinae
genusBrandtocetus
specieschongulek

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.

Brandtocetus chongulek Goldin and Startsev 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Ukraine (Crimea) Brandtocetus chongulek (type locality: 152864 152869)