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Albireo whistleri

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Albireonidae

Taxonomy
Albireo whistleri was named by Barnes (1984) [University of California Riverside ]. Its type specimen is UCR 14589, a skeleton (complete skull & skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kilmer's Discovery Locality, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Almejas Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Albireo.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Albireo whistleri Barnes p. 31 figs. Fig. 11-13
1991Albireo whistleri Vidal p. 5
2008Albireo whistleri Barnes p. 104
2008Albireo whistleri Uhen et al. p. 590
2011Albireo whistleri Geisler et al. p. 6 figs. Table 1

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyAlbireonidae
genusAlbireo
specieswhistleri

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.

Albireo whistleri Barnes 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: 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: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Mexico (Baja California Sur) Albireo whistleri (84610)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Mexico (Baja California) Albireo whistleri (type locality: 45460)