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Morawanocetinae (disused)
Taxonomy
Morawanocetinae was named by Barnes et al. (1995). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Aetiocetidae by Barnes et al. (1995), Bianucci and Landini (2007) and Tsai and Ando (2015).
It was assigned to Aetiocetidae by Barnes et al. (1995), Bianucci and Landini (2007) and Tsai and Ando (2015).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1995 | Morawanocetinae Barnes et al. p. 406 |
2007 | Morawanocetinae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1 |
2015 | Morawanocetinae Tsai and Ando |
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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.
Subfm. †Morawanocetinae Barnes et al. 1995
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. G. Barnes et al. 1995 | Aetiocetidae having skulls with intertemporal region shortened anteroposteriorly; supraorbital process of frontal small and retracted medially over the orbit; postorbital process of frontal elongate and very slender; zygomatic process of squamosal small, expanded in mid-part, tapered anteriorly, and arched dorsally; septum of vomer extending posteriorly on basicranium only as far as anterior part of tympanic bulla; glenoid fossa rectangular and transversely expanded; postglenoid process wide with straight ventral border; paroccipital process reduced; basioccipital crests expanded laterally a t posterior part of tympanic bulla; tympanic bullae relatively small; peribullary sinus extended medially into basioccipital a t anterior part of tympanic bulla; teeth relatively large. |
Measurements
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Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
Reference: Uhen 2004 |