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Taxonomy
Plicogulae was named by Geisler et al. (2011). It is extant.
It was assigned to Balaenomorpha by Geisler et al. (2011); to Chaeomysticeti by Buono et al. (2017); to Chaeomysticeti by Marx and Fordyce (2015) and Berta (2017); and to Mysticeti by Fleming et al. (2022) and Tanaka et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Balaenomorpha by Geisler et al. (2011); to Chaeomysticeti by Buono et al. (2017); to Chaeomysticeti by Marx and Fordyce (2015) and Berta (2017); and to Mysticeti by Fleming et al. (2022) and Tanaka et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Plicogulae Geisler et al. pp. 6, 29 figs. Table 1, Figure 5 |
| 2015 | Plicogulae Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2 |
| 2017 | Plicogulae Berta p. 167 |
| 2017 | Plicogulae Buono et al. p. 32 figs. Fig. 12 |
| 2022 | Plicogulae Fleming et al. p. 3 |
| 2024 | Plicogulae Tanaka et al. p. 27 |
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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.
Unr. Plicogulae Geisler et al. 2011
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Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Aglaocetus Kellogg 1934
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†Aglaocetus latifrons Van Beneden 1880
†Aglaocetus longifrons Van Beneden 1880
†Aglaocetus moreni Lydekker 1894
†Aglaocetus rotundus Van Beneden 1880
G. †Amphicetus Van Beneden 1880
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†Amphicetus later Van Beneden 1880
Invalid names: Amphicetus editus Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium], Amphicetus verus Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Diorocetus Kellogg 1968
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†Diorocetus chichibuensis Yoshida et al. 2003
†Diorocetus hiatus Kellogg 1968
†Diorocetus shobarensis Otsuka and Ota 2008
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. †Archaeschrichtius Bisconti and Varola 2006
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†Archaeschrichtius ruggieroi Bisconti and Varola 2006
G. †Eschrichtioides Bisconti 2008
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
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†Eschrichtius akishimaensis Kimura et al. 2018
Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg 1861 [gray whale]
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Invalid names: Agaphelus glaucus Cope 1868 [synonym], Eschrichtius gibbosus Erxleben 1777 [synonym]
Invalid names: Agaphelus Cope 1868 [synonym], Cyphonotus Rafinesque 1815 [nomen nudum], Eschrichtius mysticetoides Emmons 1858 [nomen dubium], Rhachianectes Trouessart 1898 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhachianectidae Weber 1904 [objective synonym]
G. †Mauicetus Benham 1939
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†Mauicetus parki Benham 1937
Invalid names: Lophocephalus Benham 1937 [replaced]
Superfm. †Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. 2019
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G. †Pelocetus Kellogg 1965
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†Pelocetus calvertensis Kellogg 1965
†Pelocetus mirabilis Ginsburg and Janvier 1971
Invalid names: Physalidae Gray 1864 [empty]
Superfm. Cetotherioidea Steeman 2007
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G. †Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924
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†Parietobalaena affinis Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
†Parietobalaena campiniana Bisconti et al. 2013
†Parietobalaena laxata Van Beneden 1880
†Parietobalaena palmeri Kellogg 1924
†Parietobalaena securis Kellogg 1931
†Parietobalaena yamaokai Otsuka and Ota 2008
Fm. †Tranatocetidae Gol'din and Steeman 2015
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G. †Mesocetus Van Beneden 1880
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†Mesocetus agrami Van Beneden 1884
†Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot 1896
†Mesocetus hungaricus Kadic 1904
†Mesocetus longirostris Van Beneden 1880
†Mesocetus siphunculus Cope 1895
Invalid names: Mesocetus pinguis Van Beneden 1880 [nomen dubium]
G. †Plesiocetopsis Brandt 1873
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†Plesiocetopsis hupschii Van Beneden 1859
†Plesiocetopsis occidentalis Kellogg 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 25.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 25.2 Ma
Collections (155 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene | Japan (Yamaguchi) | Mauicetus sp. (51454) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Mauicetus parki (173285) | |
| Chattian | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Balaenopteroidea indet. (186566) Mauicetus sp. (66426) | |
| Chattian | New Zealand (North Otago) | Mauicetus parki (45661) | |
| Chattian | New Zealand (South Otago) | Lophocephalus parki (45653) | |
| Duntroonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Lophocephalus parki (45665) | |
| Waitakian | New Zealand (Southland) | Lophocephalus parki (45666) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand | Mysticeti indet. (189024) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand (South Canterbury) | Mysticeti indet. (189025) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Argentina (Chubut) | Cetotherium moreni (47303) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | Plesiocetopsis sp. (46980) | |
| Miocene | Netherlands | Heterocetus affinis (88806) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | Netherlands | Parietobalaena campiniana (53929) | |
| Neogene | France | Mesocetus aquitanicus (85462) | |
| Neogene | United Kingdom (England) | Plesiocetus hupschii (96466) | |
| Neogene | Chile | Plesiocetopsis sp. (100126) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Virginia) | Mesocetus siphunculus (85360) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Maryland) | Parietobalaena palmeri (71796 71924) | |
| Burdigalian | Japan (Mie) | Isanacetus laticephalus (46946) | |
| Burdigalian | Japan (Gifu) | Isanacetus laticephalus (46950) | |