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Odobenocetops leptodon

Mammalia - Cetacea - Odobenocetopsidae

Taxonomy
Odobenocetops leptodon was named by Muizon et al. (1999) [Staatliche Museum fur Naturkunde, Karlsruhe, Germany]. Its type specimen is SMNK 2492 Pal, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sacaco (SAO horizon), which is in a Tortonian/Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Odobenocetops leptodon Muizon et al. p. 450
2002Odobenocetops leptodon Muizon p. 257

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyOdobenocetopsidae
genusOdobenocetops
speciesleptodon

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.

Odobenocetops leptodon Muizon et al. 1999
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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: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Peru Odobenocetops leptodon (type locality: 46083)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Odobenocetops leptodon (13079)