Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squaloziphiidae : Yaquinacetus : Yaquinacetus meadi |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Yaquinacetus meadi | species | belongs to Yaquinacetus | stated with evidence | Lambert et al., 2019 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 16.0 Ma Cenozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 16.0 Ma Cenozoic |
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Environment | marine,freshwater (based on Odontoceti) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Cetacea) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Odontoceti) |
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Reproduction | viviparous (based on Odontoceti) |
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Ontogeny | modification of parts (based on Cetacea) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Odontoceti) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Lambert, S. J. Godfrey, and E. M. G. Fitzgerald. 2019. \r\nYaquinacetus meadi, a new latest Oligocene–early Miocene dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squaloziphiidae, fam. nov.) from the Nye Mudstone (Oregon, U.S.A.). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |
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