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Taxonomy
Tiphyocetus was named by Kellogg (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Mysticeti by Uhen et al. (2008); to Balaenopteroidea by Marx and Fordyce (2015); and to Cetotheriidae by Kellogg (1931), Simpson (1945), Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Whitmore and Barnes (2008) and Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Mysticeti by Uhen et al. (2008); to Balaenopteroidea by Marx and Fordyce (2015); and to Cetotheriidae by Kellogg (1931), Simpson (1945), Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997), Whitmore and Barnes (2008) and Berta (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1931 | Tiphyocetus Kellogg p. 317 |
| 1945 | Tiphyocetus Simpson p. 104 |
| 1977 | Tiphyocetus Barnes p. 325 |
| 1988 | Tiphyocetus Carroll |
| 1997 | Tiphyocetus McKenna and Bell p. 376 |
| 2002 | Tiphyocetus Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Tiphyocetus Uhen et al. p. 617 |
| 2008 | Tiphyocetus Whitmore and Barnes p. 173 |
| 2015 | Tiphyocetus Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2 |
| 2017 | Tiphyocetus Berta p. 168 |
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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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Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.97000 to 11.62000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langhian | USA (California) | T. temblorensis (13297) | |
| Langhian | Mexico (Baja California) | T. temblorensis (52183) | |
| Serravallian | Mexico (Baja California) | T. sp. (57777) |