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Taxonomy
Delphinavus newhalli was named by Lull (1914). Its type specimen is YPM 10040, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suey Ranch, which is in a Clarendonian marine sandstone in the Monterey Formation of California. It is the type species of Delphinavus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1914 | Delphinavus newhalli Lull p. 211 figs. Fig. 1-7 |
1930 | Delphinavus newhalli Hay p. 588 |
1977 | Delphinavus newhalli Barnes p. 328 |
2008 | Delphinavus newhalli Uhen et al. p. 584 |
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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.
†Delphinavus newhalli Lull 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Reference: Uhen 2004 |
Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Clarendonian | USA (California) | Delphinavus newhalli (type locality: 47432) |