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Yaquinacetus
Taxonomy
Yaquinacetus was named by Lambert et al. (2019). Its type is Yaquinacetus meadi.
It was assigned to Squaloziphiidae by Lambert et al. (2019); and to Stegoceti by Boessenecker and Geisler (2023).
It was assigned to Squaloziphiidae by Lambert et al. (2019); and to Stegoceti by Boessenecker and Geisler (2023).
Species
Y. meadi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Yaquinacetus Lambert et al. |
| 2023 | Yaquinacetus Boessenecker and Geisler p. 152 |
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| O. Lambert et al. 2019 | Yaquinacetus meadi is a medium-sized homodont odontocete characterized by a moderately elongated rostrum making up 60% of the condylobasal length and bearing approxi- mately 51 alveoli in each upper tooth row; a knob-like, rectangular vertex; and an anteroposteriorly elongated temporal fossa. It differs from Squaloziphius emlongi in its smaller size (bizygomatic width of holotype = 241 mm); the premaxillary foramen being located more posteriorly, at the level of the anteromedial limit of bony nares; the presence of a single, large dorsal infraorbital foramen posterolateral to the antorbital notch; the proportionally wider vertex of the skull (ratio between minimum width of vertex and bizygomatic width = 0.16, as compared with 0.11 in S. emlongi); the more abruptly elev- ated vertex of the skull, with the ascending process of the premax- illa drawing an angle of about 45° with the dorsal surface of the rostrum at its base; the basioccipital crests being less posteriorly diverging (angle of 55–60°); and the less massive zygomatic and postglenoid processes of the squamosal. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Burdigalian or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian - Burdigalian | USA (Oregon) | Y. meadi (200274) |