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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Saurocetus : Saurocetus gibbesii |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Saurocetus : Saurocetus gibbesii |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Saurocetus |
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| Scientific Name | Saurocetus gibbesii (Agassiz, 1848) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Saurocetus gibbesii | species | belongs to Saurocetus | stated without evidence | Agassiz, 1848 | | Saurocetus gibbesii | species | belongs to Zeuglodon | stated without evidence | Trouessart, 1898 | | Saurocetus gibbesii | species | belongs to Saurocetus | stated without evidence | Hay, 1902 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene |
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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) | L. Agassiz. 1848. [on the species Saurocetus gibbesii]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4:4-5 |
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| Agassiz L. [on the species Saurocetus gibbesii], Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4, 4-5 |
| Leidy J. The extinct mammalian fauna of Dakota and Nebraska, including an account of some allied forms from other localities, together with a synopsis of the mammalian remains of North America, Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 2, 1-472 |
| Trouessart E. L. , Catalogus mammalium tam viventium quam fossilum 5, 665-1264 |
| Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868 |
| Trouessart E. L. (1904) , Catalogus Mammalium Tam Viventium Quam Fossilium, Fourth Edition, 1-929 |
| Kellogg R. (1923) Description of two squalodonts recently discovered in the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland; and notes on the shark-toothed cetaceans, Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum 62 16, 1-69 |
| Hay O. P. (1930) Second Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America, Carnegie Institution of Washington 390 II, 1-1074 |
| Uhen M. D., Fordyce R. E., et al (2008) Odontoceti, Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America II, 566-606 |
Saurocetus gibbesii ✝
