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Phiomicetus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Protocetidae

Taxonomy
Phiomicetus was named by Gohar et al. (2021). Its type is Phiomicetus anubis.

It was assigned to Protocetidae by Gohar et al. (2021).

Species
P. anubis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Phiomicetus Gohar et al. p. 2

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
familyProtocetidae
genusPhiomicetus

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. †Phiomicetus Gohar et al. 2021
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Phiomicetus anubis Gohar et al. 2021
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. S. Gohar et al. 2021Phiomicetus differs from all known protocetids in exhibiting a number of autapomorphies, including the presence of a rela- tively large, elongated temporal fossa; an anteriorly placed pterygoid, located at the anterior edge of the temporal fossa, just below the level of the postorbital process of the frontal; an elongated parietal; a tongue-shaped frontal shield whose anterolateral margin is more rounded in outline than those of most other protocetids, leaving the orbit small and circular in lateral view; an unfused and elongated mandibular symphysis, measuring 51% of total preserved dentary length; a high ratio (approx. 2.9) between the height of the mandible at the coronoid process versus the height at the anterior margin of P4; an enlarged I3 rather than I2 as in other protocetids; and a minor difference between the length-to-width ratios of the centrum in the preserved cervical vertebra and the same vertebra in most other protocetids (extended diagnosis and comparisons in the electronic supplementary material).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Egypt (Fayum) P. anubis (221850)