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Archaeoziphius microglenoideus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Archaeoziphius microglenoideus was named by Lambert and Louwye (2006). Its type specimen is IRSNB M.1854, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kessel, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Berchem Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Archaeoziphius microglenoideus Lambert and Louwye p. 182 figs. Figs. 2-7
2016Archaeoziphius microglenoideus Ramassamy p. 398 figs. Figure 17

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
subfamilyBerardiinae()
genusArchaeoziphius
speciesmicroglenoideus

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.

†Archaeoziphius microglenoideus Lambert and Louwye 2006
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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: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.97000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Belgium (Nijlen) Archaeoziphius microglenoideus (type locality: 53679)