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Norisdelphis

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Species
N. annakaensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Norisdelphis Kimura and Hasegawa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyDelphinidae
genusNorisdelphis

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. †Norisdelphis Kimura and Hasegawa 2020
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Norisdelphis annakaensis Kimura and Hasegawa 2020
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Kimura and Y. Hasegawa 2020Norisdelphis differs from all other Delphinidae by having transversely narrow and anteroposteriorly elongated exter- nal bony nares and a wider proximal extremity of the left premaxilla; differs from all Delphinidae except Australodelphis by having an anteriorly pointed apex of the supraoccipital process in dorsal view; differs from all Delphinidae except Arimidelphis, Cephalor- hynchus, Eodelphinus, Etruridelphis, Lagenodelphis, Lagenor- hynchus, and Lissodelphis by possessing a moderately slender and elongated rostrum (width/length ratio: 0.5 in the holotype of Noris- delphis); differs from Globicephala and Protoglobicephala in the premaxilla not being much larger than the maxilla on most of the rostrum; differs from Eodelphinus by lacking a medially positioned premaxillary foramen; differs from Australodelphis by lacking verti- cal premaxillary flanges at the nares, a long, gracile, and edentulous rostrum, and a deep, skewed ventral groove of the tympanic bulla; and differs from Arimidelphis by having a wider antorbital notch, and slender teeth.
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: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Japan (Gunma) N. annakaensis (200052)