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Taxonomy
Miodelphis was named by Wilson (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Wilson (1935), Mitchell and Tedford (1973); to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Wilson (1935), Mitchell and Tedford (1973); to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1935 | Miodelphis Wilson p. 76 |
1973 | Miodelphis Mitchell and Tedford p. 272 |
1977 | Miodelphis Barnes p. 325 |
1988 | Miodelphis Carroll |
1997 | Miodelphis McKenna and Bell p. 371 |
2001 | Miodelphis Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
2002 | Miodelphis Sepkoski |
2008 | Miodelphis Uhen et al. p. 584 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Uhen 2004 |