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Remingtonocetus domandaensis

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Remingtonocetidae

Taxonomy
Remingtonocetus domandaensis was named by Gingerich et al. (2001). Its type specimen is GSP-UM 3225, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ander Dabh Shumali, which is in a Lutetian coastal shale in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Remingtonocetus domandaensis Gingerich et al.
2004Remingtonocetus domandaensis van Vliet p. 143
2023Remingtonocetus domandaensis Chakraborty and Sengupta p. 515

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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
familyRemingtonocetidae
subfamilyRemingtonocetinae
genusRemingtonocetus
speciesdomandaensis

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.

†Remingtonocetus domandaensis Gingerich et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Baluchistan) Remingtonocetus domandaensis (type locality: 45623)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Punjab) Indocetus ramani (28975)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Balochistan) Remingtonocetus domandaensis (28938 127196)