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Willungacetus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Aetiocetidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Willungacetus Pledge p. 124 figs. Fig. 2-4
2005Willungacetus aldingensis Pledge p. 124 figs. Fig. 2-4
2008Willungacetus Deméré and Berta p. 308
2008Willungacetus aldingensis Deméré and Berta p. 308
2008Willungacetus Uhen p. 445 figs. Table 1
2010Willungacetus Fitzgerald p. 370 figs. Table 1
2010Willungacetus aldingensis Fitzgerald p. 370 figs. Table 1
2016Willungacetus Marx et al. p. 105
2017Willungacetus Berta p. 166
2019Willungacetus Solis-Añorve et al. p. 337

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
familyAetiocetidae
genusWillungacetus

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.

G. †Willungacetus Pledge 2005
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Invalid names: Willungacetus aldingensis Pledge 2005 [nomen dubium]
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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Australia (South Australia) Aetiocetidae indet. (45824)