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Balaenoptera davidsonii
Taxonomy
Eschrichtius davidsonii was named by Cope (1872). Its type specimen is ANSP 12922, a mandible (partial left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cabrillo Canyon, which is in a Piacenzian offshore shelf horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.
It was recombined as Cetotherium davidsonii by Cope (1896), Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was recombined as Balaenoptera davidsoni by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Balaenoptera acutorostrata by Barnes and McLeod (1984) and Mead and Brownell (2005); it was recombined as Balaenoptera davidsonii by Cope (1890), Deméré (1986), Deméré et al. (2005) and Uhen et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Cetotherium davidsonii by Cope (1896), Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was recombined as Balaenoptera davidsoni by Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Balaenoptera acutorostrata by Barnes and McLeod (1984) and Mead and Brownell (2005); it was recombined as Balaenoptera davidsonii by Cope (1890), Deméré (1986), Deméré et al. (2005) and Uhen et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Eschrichtius davidsonii Cope p. 30 fig. none |
| 1890 | Balaenoptera davidsonii Cope |
| 1896 | Cetotherium davidsonii Cope |
| 1902 | Cetotherium davidsonii Hay p. 599 |
| 1904 | Balaenoptera davidsoni Trouessart p. 783 |
| 1930 | Cetotherium davidsonii Hay p. 572 |
| 1986 | Balaenoptera davidsonii Deméré p. 280 |
| 2005 | Balaenoptera davidsonii Deméré et al. p. 105 figs. Table II |
| 2008 | Balaenoptera davidsonii Uhen et al. p. 619 |
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†Balaenoptera davidsonii Cope 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available