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Attockicetus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Remingtonocetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Attockicetus Thewissen and Hussain p. 135 figs. Fig. 2-3
2001Attockicetus Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1
2004Attockicetus van Vliet p. 143
2008Attockicetus McLeod and Barnes p. 93
2010Attockicetus Uhen p. 203
2011Attockicetus Bajpai et al. p. 703
2015Attockicetus Bebej et al.
2015Attockicetus Gao and Ni p. 156 figs. Table 1
2016Attockicetus Marx et al. p. 99
2017Attockicetus Berta p. 159

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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
familyRemingtonocetidae
subfamilyRemingtonocetinae
genusAttockicetus

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. †Attockicetus Thewissen and Hussain 2000
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Attockicetus praecursor Thewissen and Hussain 2000
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. G. M. Thewissen and S. T. Hussain 2000Remingtonocetid with large molar protocones and orbits that are dorsal to M3. All other remingtonocetids lack a protocone and have orbits posterior to M3.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan ( Punjab) A. praecursor (45524)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan A. sp. (93595)