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Otradnocetus virodovi

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Otradnocetus virodovi was named by Mchedlidze (1984). Its type specimen is CO. I-90, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Otradnaja, which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

It was corrected as Otradnocetus viridovi by Goldin and Startsev (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Otradnocetus virodovi Mchedlidze p. 6
1986Otradnocetus viridovi Pilleri p. 28
2014Otradnocetus viridovi Goldin and Startsev p. 420 figs. Figure 1
2018Otradnocetus virodovi Gol'din p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
—Plicogulae
superfamilyCetotherioidea
genusOtradnocetus
speciesvirodovi

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.

†Otradnocetus virodovi Mchedlidze 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Russian Federation Otradnocetus viridovi (type locality: 49686)