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Taxonomy
Mizuhoptera sendaicus was named by Hatai et al. (1963). Its type specimen is IGPS 78423, a partial skull (periotic), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sendai, which is in a Pliocene shallow subtidal horizon in the Tatsunokuchi Formation of Japan.
It was recombined as Herpetocetus sendaicus by Kimura and Hasegawa (2004), Bouetel (2005), Bouetel and Muizon (2006), Saita et al. (2011); it was considered a nomen dubium by Boessenecker (2011), El Adli et al. (2014).
It was recombined as Herpetocetus sendaicus by Kimura and Hasegawa (2004), Bouetel (2005), Bouetel and Muizon (2006), Saita et al. (2011); it was considered a nomen dubium by Boessenecker (2011), El Adli et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Mizuhoptera sendaicus Hatai et al. p. 9 figs. Plates 1-2 |
| 2004 | Herpetocetus sendaicus Kimura and Hasegawa p. 81 figs. Table 1 |
| 2005 | Herpetocetus sendaicus Bouetel p. 139 |
| 2006 | Herpetocetus sendaicus Bouetel and Muizon p. 384 |
| 2011 | Herpetocetus sendaicus Saita et al. p. 136 |
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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.
†Herpetocetus sendaicus Hatai et al. 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Japan | Mizuhoptera sendaicus (type locality: 47462) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Herpetocetus sp. (52582) |