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Squalodon molassicus
Taxonomy
Delphinus molassicus was named by Bronn (1837). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baltringen, which is in a Burdigalian marine horizon in Germany.
It was synonymized subjectively with Arionius servatus by Bronn (1853) and Pictet (1853); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalodon servatus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Squalodon molassicus by Kellogg (1923) and Symeonidis et al. (2004).
It was synonymized subjectively with Arionius servatus by Bronn (1853) and Pictet (1853); it was synonymized subjectively with Squalodon servatus by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Squalodon molassicus by Kellogg (1923) and Symeonidis et al. (2004).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1837 | Delphinus molassicus Bronn p. 732 |
| 1923 | Squalodon molassicus Kellogg p. 26 |
| 2004 | Squalodon molassicus Symeonidis et al. p. 319 figs. Table 2 |
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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.
†Squalodon molassicus Bronn 1837
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. G. Bronn 1837 | ?Physeter molassicus |