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Taxonomy
Mesocetus latifrons was named by Van Beneden (1880) [no type specimen listen in Van Beneden (1880); lectotype from Steeman 2010]. Its type specimen is lectotype IRScNB CtM 567/Reg 198, a partial skull (left periotic), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Deurne (Fort 1), Antwerpen Sands Member, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Berchem Formation of Belgium.
It was recombined as Plesiocetus latifrons by Van Deinse (1931); it was recombined as Aglaocetus latifrons by Steeman (2010).
It was recombined as Plesiocetus latifrons by Van Deinse (1931); it was recombined as Aglaocetus latifrons by Steeman (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Mesocetus latifrons Van Beneden p. 23 |
| 1898 | Mesocetus latifrons Trouessart p. 1076 |
| 1904 | Mesocetus latifrons Trouessart p. 781 |
| 1931 | Plesiocetus latifrons Van Deinse p. 133 |
| 1938 | Mesocetus latifrons Abel p. 5 |
| 2010 | Aglaocetus latifrons Steeman p. 66 |
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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.
†Aglaocetus latifrons Van Beneden 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available