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Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis

Mammalia - Cetacea - Platanistidae

Taxonomy
Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis was named by Barnes (2002) [Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria ]. Its type specimen is NHMW 2002z0001/0000, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Teiritzberg, which is in a MN 5 marine sandstone in the Laa Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Prepomatodelphis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis Barnes p. 411 figs. Fig. 1-2
2006Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis Barnes p. 32
2008Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis Lambert et al. p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
Amblyoccipita
Stegoceti
familyPlatanistidae()
subfamilyPomatodelphininae
genusPrepomatodelphis
specieskorneuburgensis

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.

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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: piscivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: MN 5 or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.98 - 13.82Austria (Niederösterreich) Prepomatodelphis korneuburgensis (type locality: 45836)