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Squalodon bellunensis

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Squalodontidae

Taxonomy
Squalodon bariensis bellunensis was named by Dal Piaz (1901) [Kellogg (1923) states that they type is probably in the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini at Bologna, Italy.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Libano, which is in an Aquitanian marine sandstone in the Libano Sandstone Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Squalodon bellunense by Dal Piaz (1916), Dal Piaz (1929), Sanders et al. (1982); it was recombined as Squalodon bellunensis by Rothausen (1968), Dal Piaz (1971), Pilleri (1985), Bianucci and Landini (2002), Symeonidis et al. (2004), Fornasiero and Del Vavero (2014), Nelson et al. (2025), Nelson et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Squalodon bariensis bellunensis Dal Piaz p. 312 figs. Plate 37
1904Squalodon bariensis bellunensis Trouessart p. 755
1916Squalodon bellunense Dal Piaz p. 47
1923Squalodon bariensis bellunensis Kellogg p. 9
1929Squalodon bellunense Dal Piaz p. 76 figs. Fig. 1
1968Squalodon bellunensis Rothausen p. 91 figs. Table 1
1971Squalodon bellunensis Dal Piaz p. 71
1982Squalodon bellunense Sanders et al. p. H120
1985Squalodon bellunensis Pilleri p. 13
2002Squalodon bellunensis Bianucci and Landini p. 21
2004Squalodon bellunensis Symeonidis et al. p. 319 figs. Table 2
2014Squalodon bellunensis Fornasiero and Del Vavero p. 66
2025Squalodon bellunensis Nelson et al. p. 7

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
familySqualodontidae
genusSqualodon
speciesbellunensis()

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.

Squalodon bellunensis Dal Piaz 1901
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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: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Serravallian or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy Squalodon bariensis, Squalodon bellunensis (47623) Squalodon bellunensis (type locality: 59850)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Squalodon bellunensis (76129)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Greece (Macedonia) Squalodon bellunensis (47083)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Squalodon bellunense (47187)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Italy Squalodon bellunensis (48656)