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Mesocetus longirostris

Mammalia - Cetacea - Tranatocetidae

Taxonomy
Mesocetus longirostris was named by Van Beneden (1880) [no type specimen listen in Van Beneden (1880); syntype after Steeman (2010)]. Its type specimen is syntype IRScNB CtM 548 a-b/Reg 1539, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Borgerhout, Miocene, which is in a Tortonian/Messinian marine sandstone in the Sables d'Anvers Formation of Belgium. It is the type species of Mesocetus.

It was recombined as Plesiocetus longirostris by Van Deinse (1931); it was considered a nomen dubium by Steeman (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Mesocetus longirostris Van Beneden p. 22
1898Mesocetus longirostris Trouessart p. 1076
1902Mesocetus longirostris Hay p. 600
1904Mesocetus longirostris Trouessart p. 781
1931Plesiocetus longirostris Van Deinse p. 133
1938Mesocetus longirostris Abel p. 5
2007Mesocetus longirostris Bisconti p. 1109
2008Mesocetus longirostris Uhen et al. p. 615
2015Mesocetus longirostris Gol'din and Steeman p. 6

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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
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
Plicogulae
familyTranatocetidae
genusMesocetus
specieslongirostris

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.

Mesocetus longirostris Van Beneden 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 13.82000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Netherlands Mesocetus longirostris (192727)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Mesocetus longirostris (189573)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Netherlands Mesocetus longirostris, Plesiocetus longirostris (75152)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Belgium (Antwerpen) Mesocetus longirostris (type locality: 67022)