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Scaldicetus caretti

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Scaldicetus caretti was named by Du Bus (1867) [No type specimen is listed by Du Bus 1867. Lambert & Bianucci (2019) indicate that the lectotype is IRSNB M.512, a set of 45 teeth. ]. Its type specimen is IRSNB M.512, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Borgerhout, Deurne Sands, which is in a Tortonian marine sandstone in the Diest Formation of Belgium.

It was corrected as Scaldicetus careti by Lambert and Bianucci (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus p. 568
1867Eucetus amblyodon Du Bus p. 572
1867Homaeocetus villersii Du Bus p. 573
1868Dinoziphius roemdorkii Van Beneden and Gervais p. 345
1872Palaeodelphis arcuatus Du Bus p. 506
1872Palaeodelphis fusiformis Du Bus p. 506
1872Palaeodelphis pachyodon Du Bus p. 507
1872Palaeodelphis zonatus Du Bus p. 507
1873Homaeocetus villersii Brandt p. 208
1874Dinoziphius raemdonckii Vanden Broeck p. 146
1874Eucetus amblyodon Vanden Broeck p. 147
1874Palaeodelphis arcuatus Vanden Broeck p. 147
1874Palaeodelphis fusiformis Vanden Broeck p. 147
1874Palaeodelphis pachyodon Vanden Broeck p. 147
1874Palaeodelphis zonatus Vanden Broeck p. 147
1874Scaldicetus caretti Vanden Broeck p. 147
1876Dinoziphius roemdorkii Van Beneden
1880Palaeodelphis arcuatus Van Beneden and Gervais p. 337
1880Palaeodelphis fusiformis Van Beneden and Gervais p. 337
1880Palaeodelphis pachyodon Van Beneden and Gervais p. 337
1880Palaeodelphis zonatus Van Beneden and Gervais p. 337
1880Scaldicetus caretti Van Beneden and Gervais p. 338
1887Homocetus villersi Lydekker p. 12
1887Eucetus amblyodon Lydekker p. 54
1887Scaldicetus careti Lydekker p. 58
1887Physodon fusiformis Lydekker p. 59
1891Eucetus amblyodon Newton p. 65
1891Physodon fusiformis Newton p. 68
1898Physodon arcuatus Trouessart p. 1053
1898Physodon fusiformis Trouessart p. 1053
1898Physodon zonatus Trouessart p. 1053
1898Physodon pachyodon Trouessart p. 1054
1898Scaldicetus caretti Trouessart p. 1054
1898Eucetus amblyodon Trouessart p. 1055
1904Physodon fusiformis Trouessart p. 772
1904Homocetus villersi Trouessart p. 773
1904Physodon arcuatus Trouessart p. 773
1904Physodon pachyodon Trouessart p. 773
1904Physodon zonatus Trouessart p. 773
1904Scaldicetus caretti Trouessart p. 773
1904Eucetus amblyodon Trouessart p. 774
1905Scaldicetus caretti Abel p. 56 figs. Fig. 1-2
1931Scaldicetus caretti Van Deinse p. 37
1935Scaldicetus caretti Van Deinse p. 297
2002Scaldicetus caretti Kazár p. 163
2005Scaldicetus caretti Ichishima p. 10 figs. Table 2
2006Scaldicetus caretti Hampe p. 76
2008Scaldicetus caretti Uhen et al. p. 577
2019Scaldicetus careti Lambert and Bianucci

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
superfamilyPhyseteroidea
genusScaldicetus
speciescaretti

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.

†Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867
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Invalid names: Eucetus amblyodon Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Homaeocetus villersii Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Palaeodelphis arcuatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis fusiformis Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis pachyodon Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis zonatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
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: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 15.98000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Netherlands Scaldicetus caretti (37599)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Antwerpen) Scaldicetus caretti, Homaeocetus villersii (67024)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Scaldicetus caretti (type locality: 204940)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Scaldicetus caretti (94930)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Scaldicetus caretti (53889)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Belgium (Antwerpen) Eucetus amblyodon, Palaeodelphis arcuatus, Palaeodelphis fusiformis, Palaeodelphis zonatus, Palaeodelphis pachyodon (47465)
Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene7.246 - 0.774Netherlands Scaldicetus caretti (189573)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8United Kingdom (England) Eucetus amblyodon, Physodon fusiformis, Homocetus villersi (48093)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands Scaldicetus caretti (189574)