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Prosqualodontidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Prosqualodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Prosqualodontidae Fordyce and de Muizon
2004Prosqualodontidae Fitzgerald p. 205 figs. Table 1
2007Prosqualodontidae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2009Prosqualodontidae Rice p. 235 figs. Table 1
2012Prosqualodontidae Lee et al. p. 231
2014Prosqualodontidae Aguirre-Fernández and Fordyce p. 195
2016Prosqualodontidae Marx et al. p. 122
2017Prosqualodontidae Berta p. 160

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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
suborderOdontoceti
superfamilyPlatanistoidea
familyProsqualodontidae
familyProsqualodontidae

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.

Fm. †Prosqualodontidae Fordyce and de Muizon 2001
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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: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Parasqualodon wilkinsoni (50070)