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Mesocetus aquitanicus

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Tranatocetidae

Taxonomy
Mesocetus aquitanicus was named by Flot (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dax, near, which is in a Neogene marine horizon in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. longifrons, M. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot p. 273
1898Mesocetus aquitanicus Trouessart p. 1076
1904Mesocetus aquitanicus Trouessart p. 781

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
—Plicogulae
familyTranatocetidae
genusMesocetus
speciesaquitanicus

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.

†Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot 1896
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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: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58France Mesocetus aquitanicus (type locality: 85462)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Mesocetus aquitanicus (57732)