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Mesoplodon tumidirostris

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Mesoplodon tumidirostris was named by Miyazaki and Hasegawa (1992). Its type specimen is NSM-PV 19732, a partial skull (rostral fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Emperor Seamounts/Midway Island trawl 1, which is in a Neogene marine horizon in Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Mesoplodon tumidirostris Miyazaki and Hasegawa p. 168 figs. Figs. 1-8

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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)
—Theriiformes()
RankNameAuthor
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
subfamilyHyperoodontinae
genusMesoplodon
speciestumidirostris

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.

†Mesoplodon tumidirostris Miyazaki and Hasegawa 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Japan Mesoplodon tumidirostris (type locality: 175464)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan Mesoplodon tumidirostris (48094)