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Brevirostrodelphis

Osteichthyes - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Brevirostrodelphis was named by Godfrey and Lambert (2023). Its type is Delphinodon dividum.

It was assigned to Delphinida by Godfrey and Lambert (2023).

Species
B. dividum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Brevirostrodelphis Godfrey and Lambert p. 107

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
genusBrevirostrodelphis

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. †Brevirostrodelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Delphinodon dividum (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (California) Delphinodon dividum (19151)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) Delphinodon dividum (45493)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Delphinodon dividum (48883)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) B. dividum (168458) Delphinodon dividum (45506)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) Delphinodon dividum (55920)