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Imerodelphis

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae

Taxonomy
Imerodelphis was named by Mchedlidze (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 746].

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001).

It was assigned to Delphinidae by Mchedlidze (1959), Mchedlidze (1964), Mchedlidze (1988), Carroll (1988); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Odontoceti by de Muizon (1988), Grigorescu and Kazár (2006); and to Kentriodontidae by Gol'din et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Imerodelphis Mchedlidze p. 687
1964Imerodelphis Mchedlidze p. 19
1988Imerodelphis Carroll
1988Imerodelphis Mchedlidze p. 14
1988Imerodelphis de Muizon p. 162
1997Imerodelphis McKenna and Bell p. 371
2002Imerodelphis Sepkoski
2006Imerodelphis Grigorescu and Kazár p. 62
2020Imerodelphis Gol'din et al. p. 11

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
familyKentriodontidae
genusImerodelphis

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. †Imerodelphis Mchedlidze 1959
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Imerodelphis thabagarii Mchedlidze 1959
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: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Georgia I. thabagarii (47619)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Ukraine I. thabagarii (213541)