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Necromites nestoris

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Phocidae

Taxonomy
Necromites nestoris was named by Bogachev (1940) [No type specimen number is listed by Bogachev (1940).]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baku, which is in a Calabrian lacustrine horizon in Azerbaijan. It is the type species of Necromites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Necromites nestoris Bogachev p. 94

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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
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedia()
familyPhocidae()
subfamilyPhocinae
genusNecromites
speciesnestoris

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.

†Necromites nestoris Bogachev 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparousuc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Gingerich 2003, Nowak 1991, Carreño and Cronin 1993, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Azerbaijan Necromites nestoris (type locality: 59668)