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Brandtocetus

Description

Brandtocetus is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete in the subfamily Cetotheriinae. The type and only species is Brandtocetus chongulek from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8626668https://www.gbif.org/species/8626668
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)289549https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=289549
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : Brandtocetus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : Brandtocetus
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
suborderMysticetiCope 1891
-Chaeomysticeti
familyCetotheriidae
subfamilyCetotheriinaeWhitmore and Barnes 2008
genusBrandtocetusGol'din & Startsev 2014
Scientific NameBrandtocetus Gol'din & Startsev, 2014
Name Published InArticle title: Brandtocetus, a new genus of baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Brandtocetusgenusbelongs to Cetotheriidaestated with evidenceGoldin and Startsev, 2014
Brandtocetusgenusbelongs to Cetotheriidaestated without evidenceBerta, 2017
Brandtocetusgenusbelongs to Cetotheriinaestated with evidenceGoldin and Startsev, 2017
Brandtocetusgenusbelongs to Cetotheriidaestated without evidenceGol'din, 2018
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance12.7 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance12.7 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Mysticeti)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Cetacea)
Dietcarnivore, suspension feeder (based on Mysticeti)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Cetacea)
Ontogenymodification of parts (based on Cetacea)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite (based on Mysticeti)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. Goldin and D. Startsev. 2014. Brandtocetus, a new genus of baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):419-433
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandtocetus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Brandtocetus chongulek
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
212.7 Ma
Miocene
12.7 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2014Brandtocetus Goldin and Startsev p. 420
2015Brandtocetus Gol'din and Steeman p. 13 figs. Figure 10
2015Brandtocetus Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2
2016Brandtocetus Marx et al. p. 22 figs. Figure 10
2017Brandtocetus Berta p. 168
2017Brandtocetus Goldin and Startsev
2018Brandtocetus Gol'din p. 23 figs. Fig. 14

References

Goldin P., Startsev D. (2014) Brandtocetus, a new genus of baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 2, 419-433 doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.799482
Gol'din P., Steeman M. E. (2015) From problem taxa to problem solver: A new Miocene family, Tranatocetidae, brings perspective on baleen whale evolution, PLoS One 10 9, e0135500 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135500
Marx F. G., Fordyce R. E. (2015) Baleen boom and bust: a synthesis of mysticete phylogeny, diversity and disparity, Royal Society Open Science 2, 140434 doi:10.1098/rsos.140434
Marx F. G., Bosselaers M. E. J., et al (2016) A new species of Metopocetus (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of the Netherlands, PeerJ 4, e1572 doi:10.7717/peerj.1572
Berta A. (2017) , The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution, 1-198
Goldin P., Startsev D. (2017) A systematic review of cetothere baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae ) from the Late Miocene of Crimea and Caucasus, with a new genus, Papers in Paleontology 3 1, 49-68 doi:10.1002/spp2.1066
Gol'din P. (2018) New Paratethyan dwarf baleen whales mark the origin of cetotheres, PeerJ 6, e5800 doi:10.7717/ peerj.5800
Article title: Brandtocetus, a new genus of baleen whales (Cetacea, Cetotheriidae) from the late Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34: -. [419-433] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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