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Delphinavus

Osteichthyes - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Delphinavus was named by Lull (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant. Its type is Delphinavus newhalli.

It was assigned to Delphininae by Hay (1930); to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977); to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1928), Simpson (1945), Carroll (1988); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008).

Species
D. newhalli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Delphinavus Lull p. 211 figs. Fig. 1-7
1928Delphinavus Kellogg p. 33 figs. Table 1
1930Delphinavus Hay p. 588
1945Delphinavus Simpson p. 103
1977Delphinavus Barnes p. 328
1988Delphinavus Carroll
1988Delphinavus de Muizon p. 162
1997Delphinavus McKenna and Bell p. 372
2001Delphinavus Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179
2002Delphinavus Sepkoski
2008Delphinavus Uhen et al. p. 584

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
genusDelphinavus

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.

G. †Delphinavus Lull 1914
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†Delphinavus newhalli Lull 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) D. newhalli (47432)