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Archaeocetus

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Archaeocetus was named by Sinzow (1898) [Replacement name for Pachypleurus Brandt 1873, which is preoccupied by Pachypleura White, 1853, a genus of Coleoptera.].

It was synonymized subjectively with Pristinocetus by Trouessart (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Lissodelphis by McKenna and Bell (1997).

It was assigned to Mysticeti by Sinzow (1898); to Delphinidae by Palmer (1904); to Balaenopterinae by Trouessart (1904); and to Cetacea by Obada (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Archaeocetus Sinzow p. 121 figs. Plates 8, 9
1904Archaeocetus Palmer p. 114
1904Archaeocetus Trouessart p. 780
2019Archaeocetus Obada p. 113

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
genusArchaeocetus

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. †Archaeocetus Sinzow 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Sarmatian to the top of the Serravallian or 12.70000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Moldova (Chișinău) A. nordmani, A. fochii (210590)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Moldova A. sp. (57734)