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Heterocetus guiscardii

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Heterocetus guiscardii was named by Capellini (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Briatico, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Italy.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Steeman (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Heterocetus guiscardii Capellini p. 613 figs. Plate 1
1895Heterocetus guiscardii Flores p. 14
1898Heterocetus guiscardii Trouessart p. 1075
1904Heterocetus guiscardii Trouessart p. 781
2014Heterocetus guiscardii Carone and Marra p. 123
2014Heterocetus guiscardii Lanzetti p. 112

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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
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
subfamilyCetotheriidae()
genusHeterocetus
speciesguiscardii

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.

†Heterocetus guiscardii Capellini 1877
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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: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Heterocetus guiscardii (type locality: 49895 80394)