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Borealodon

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Borealodon was named by Shipps et al. (2019). Its type is Borealodon osedax.

It was assigned to Mysticeti by Shipps et al. (2019).

Species
B. osedax (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Borealodon Shipps et al. p. 3 figs. Figs. 1-10

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
genusBorealodon

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.

G. †Borealodon Shipps et al. 2019
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Borealodon osedax Shipps et al. 2019
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. K. Shipps et al. 2019Borealodon is identified as a Neoceti based on the following derived characters, absent in stem cetaceans: loss of sagittal crest; supraoccipital shield anterodorsally inclined. Borealodon can be identified as belonging to the lineage of Mysticeti based on the following derived characters: presence of a maxillary infraorbital plate; and a triangular supraoccipital shield. Borealodon is differentiated from Mammalodontidae by having a posterior portion of the maxilla situated lateral to the nasals and the premaxilla (character 20, state 2); a deep suprameatal fossa of the periotic (character 218, state 0); and a medial lobe of the tympanic bulla that is transversely wider than the lateral lobe (character 244, state 0). Borealodon is also differentiated from Aetiocetidae in having an anterior process of the periotic that is dorsoventrally deepest within the anterior 50% of the anterior process (character 180, state 1); a periotic with a proximal opening of the facial canal that is larger than the aperture for the vestibular aqueduct (character 190, state 0); and a medial lobe of the tympanic bulla that is transversely wider than the lateral lobe in ventral view (character 244, state 0). Borealodon preserves the following combination of character states: a frontal that lies at the same dorsoventral height as the nasals (character 86, state 1); and a periotic with a crista transversa that is deeply recessed within the internal acoustic meatus (character 219, state 1).