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Atlanticetus

Osteichthyes - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Atlanticetus was named by Bisconti et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Thalassotherii by Bisconti et al. (2021).

Species
A. lavei, A. patulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Atlanticetus Bisconti et al.

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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
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
—Balaenomorpha
superfamilyThalassotherii
genusAtlanticetus

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. †Atlanticetus Bisconti et al. 2021
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†Atlanticetus lavei Bisconti et al. 2021
†Atlanticetus patulus Kellogg 1968
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Bisconti et al. 2021Basal thalassotherian characterized by wide rostrum (total skull length/maximum width of maxilla at lateral apex of lateral process between 1.9 and 2.3; value for A. patulus is 2.1; the value is not known in the included species A. lavei sp. nov.), straight temporal crest in dorsal view, short ascending process of the maxilla, wide fossa for perilymphatic aperture, stylomastoid fossa shaped as a notch between the posterior process and the posterior face of the pars cochlearis, highly inflated, expanded and long anterior lobe of tympanic bulla, transversely straight posterior border of tympanic bulla.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Italy (Alessandria) A. lavei (212750)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Aglaocetus patulus (70828 70835)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Aglaocetus patulus (45508 187324) Aglaocetus sp. (57700)