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Cetotherium (Plesiocetopsis) gervaisii

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Plesiocetus gervaisii was named by Van Beneden and Gervais (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Poussan, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in France.

It was recombined as Cetotherium (Plesiocetopsis) gervaisii by Brandt (1873); it was corrected as Plesiocetus gervaisi by Trouessart (1904) and Joleaud (1906).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. hupschii

Synonyms
  • Plesiocetus becanii was named by Gervais (1871) [No locality information is given by Gervais (1871). Gervais also assigns this specific name to Van Beneden with no year. Van Beneden apparently did not name this species.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiocetus gervaisii by Trouessart (1898).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Plesiocetus gervaisii Van Beneden and Gervais p. 287 figs. Pl. 16, fig. 23
1871Plesiocetus becanii Gervais p. 94
1873Cetotherium (Plesiocetopsis) gervaisii Brandt p. 147
1880Plesiocetus gervaisii Van Beneden and Gervais p. 287 figs. Pl. XVI, Fig. 23 & 24
1893Plesiocetus gervaisi Depéret p. 204
1898Plesiocetus gervaisii Trouessart p. 1073
1904Plesiocetus gervaisi Trouessart p. 780
1906Plesiocetus gervaisi Joleaud p. 380

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
genusCetotherium
subgenusPlesiocetopsis
speciesgervaisii()

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.

†Cetotherium (Plesiocetopsis) gervaisii Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
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Invalid names: Plesiocetus becanii Gervais 1871 [synonym]
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: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Plesiocetus gervaisii (type locality: 85152)