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Albertocetus meffordorum ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4971306https://www.gbif.org/species/4971306
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)135854https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=135854
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Xenorophidae : Albertocetus : Albertocetus meffordorum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Xenorophidae : Albertocetus : Albertocetus meffordorum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
orderCetaceaBrisson 1762
-PelagicetiUhen 2008
-NeocetiFordyce and de Muizon 2001
suborderOdontocetiFlower 1867
familyXenorophidaeUhen 2008
genusAlbertocetusUhen 2008
speciesAlbertocetus meffordorumUhen 2008
Generic NameAlbertocetus
Scientific NameAlbertocetus meffordorum Uhen, 2008
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Albertocetus meffordorumspeciesbelongs to Albertocetusstated with evidenceUhen, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Last Recorded Appearance28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentmarine,freshwater (based on Odontoceti)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Cetacea)
Dietcarnivore (based on Odontoceti)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Odontoceti)
Ontogenymodification of parts (based on Cetacea)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Odontoceti)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. D. Uhen. 2008. A new Xenorophus-like odontocete cetacean form the Oligocene of North Carolina and a discussion of the basal odontocete radiation. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6(4):433-452

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Albertocetus meffordorum Uhen p. 434
2015Albertocetus meffordorum Sanders and Geisler p. 2
2017Albertocetus meffordorum Boessenecker et al. p. 4

References

Uhen M. D. (2008) A new Xenorophus-like odontocete cetacean form the Oligocene of North Carolina and a discussion of the basal odontocete radiation, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6 4, 433-452 doi:10.1017/S1477201908002472
Sanders A. E., Geisler J. H. (2015) A new basal odontocete from the upper Rupelian of South Carolina, U.S.A., with contributions to the systematics of Xenorophus and Mirocetus (Mammalia, Cetacea), Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e890107 doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.890107
Boessenecker R. W., Ahmed E., et al (2017) New records of the dolphin Albertocetus meffordorum (Odontoceti: Xenorophidae) from the lower Oligocene of South Carolina: Encephalization, sensory anatomy, postcranial morphology, and ontogeny of early odontocetes, PLoS One 12 11, e0186476 doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0186476
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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