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Salishicetus meadi
Taxonomy
Salishicetus meadi was named by Peredo and Pyenson (2018). Its type specimen is UWBM 50004, a partial skull (Skull with periotic and auditory bulla and mandibles and teeth ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Helsing Junction, which is in a Chattian marine siliciclastic in Washington. It is the type species of Salishicetus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2018 | Salishicetus meadi Peredo and Pyenson p. 4 figs. FIgs. 1-9 |
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†Salishicetus meadi Peredo and Pyenson 2018
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Diagnosis
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C. M. Peredo and N. D. Pyenson 2018 | Salishicetus is an aetiocetid identified as a unique taxon in this analysis by the following combination of autapomorphies: transverse sulci and ridges along the dorsal margin of the fenestra rotunda of the periotic; an apex of the mandibular terminus positioned halfway between the dorsal and ventral margins; and a spear-shaped mandibular terminus in lateral view. A full differential diagnosis of the genus is listed in the Discussion, following a taxonomic revision to problematic genera in Aetiocetidae. |
Measurements
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Reference: Uhen 2004 |