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Delphinodon carniolicus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae

Taxonomy
Champsodelphis carniolicus was named by Gorjanovic-Kramberger (1892) [no type specimen number listed]. Its type specimen is Geological and Palaeontological National Museum, Zagreb, a partial skull (section of rostrum with teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jessenice, which is in a Langhian marine horizon in the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Delphinodon carniolicus by Gorjanovic-Kramberger (1882), Kellogg (1925), Ichishima et al. (1995) and Kazár (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Delphinodon carniolicus Gorjanovic-Kramberger
1892Champsodelphis carniolicus Gorjanovic-Kramberger p. 6 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 1-4
1898Champsodelphis carniolicus Trouessart p. 1020
1904Champsodelphis carniolicus Trouessart p. 758
1925Delphinodon carniolicus Kellogg p. 4
1995Delphinodon carniolicus Ichishima et al. p. 487
2005Delphinodon carniolicus Kazár

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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
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
familyKentriodontidae
subfamilyKentriodontinae
genusDelphinodon
speciescarniolicus()

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.

Delphinodon carniolicus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1892
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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: base of the Langhian to the top of the Badenian or 15.97000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Czech Republic (Carniola) Champsodelphis carniolicus (type locality: 84947)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovenia Champsodelphis carniolicus (70509)