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† Orycterocetus
Orycterocetus

Additional Functions

Grouping

Belong­ing to

 Gaeabionta  ⇒ Domäne: Eukaryota  ⇒ Reich: Animalia  ⇒ Mittelreich: Eumetazoa  ⇒ Klade: Triploblastica  ⇒ Klade: Nephrozoa  ⇒ Abzweig: Deuterostomia  ⇒ Stamm: Chordata  ⇒ Unterstamm: Vertebrata  ⇒ Infrastamm: Gnathostomata  ⇒ Superklasse: Tetrapoda  ⇒ Klasse: Mammalia  ⇒ Unterklasse: Theriiformes  ⇒ Infraklasse: Holotheria  ⇒ Superlegion: Trechnotheria  ⇒ Legion: Cladotheria  ⇒ Sublegion: Zatheria  ⇒ Infralegion: Tribosphenida  ⇒ Superkohorte: Theria  ⇒ Unterklasse: Eutheria  ⇒ Überordnung: Laurasiatheria  ⇒ ohne Rang: Cetartiodactyla  ⇒ Ordnung: Cetacea  ⇒ Unterordnung: Odontoceti  ⇒ ohne Rang: Panphyseteroidea  ⇒ Überfamilie: Physeteroidea  ⇒ Familie: Physeteridae

Taxo­nomic seg­ment

Gattung

This mentioned taxonomy is an attempt to make an conclusive assignment from the different classifications of various scientists. Because the taxonomy may change due to the latest investigative methods and other findings, our map is a guide only.

Name from

Corre­spond­ing author (Name, Year)

Leidy, 1853

Other languages

scientific

Orycterocetus

Alternative Name

scientific

Gargantuodon

Ginsburg, 1969
Ref.: L. Ginsburg. 1969. Le plus ancien morse du Monde. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 41(4):995-998

Lebenszeitraum in Million Jahren (Ma)

Start age: 15.97 Ma - End age: 3.6 Ma
Phanerozoic
(Phanerozoikum)
Cenozoic
(Känozoikum)
Neogene
(Neogen)
Pliocene
(Pliozän)
Miocene
(Miozän)
Zanclean
(Zancleum)
Messinian
(Messinium)
Tortonian
(Tortonium)
Serravallian
(Serravallium)
Langhian
(Langhium)
3.6
5.332
5.332
7.246
7.246
11.6
11.6
13.65
13.65
15.97

Additional data by PBDB, License: CC BY

Motility: actively mobile
Environment: freshwater, marine
Diet:

piscivore
Compositon of the remains:

Hydroxyapatite

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Next lower taxonomy level

On the same taxonomic level (siblings) (Count: 13)

Taxonomic assignment (3)

References by PBDB, License: CC BY

  • A. Collareta, 2017 - Koristocetus pescei gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru - Fossil Record (20), 259-278 (journal article, English)
  • J. Velez-Juarbe, 2015 - Evolutionary patterns among living and fossil kogiid sperm whales: Evidence from the Neogene of Central America - PLoS One (10), e0123- (journal article, English)
  • M. D. Uhen, 2008 - Odontoceti - Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America (II), 566-606 (book/book chapter, English)
  • L. Ginsburg, 1971 - Les mamiferes marins des faluns miocenes de la Touraine et de l'Anjou - Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sciences de la Terre (6), 161-195 (journal article, French)
  • L. Ginsburg, 1969 - Le plus ancien morse du Monde - Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (41), 995-998 (journal article, French)
  • O. P. Hay, 1930 - - Second Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America (390), 1-1074 (book, English)
  • E. D. Cope, 1867 - An addition to the vertebrate fauna of the Miocene period, with a synopsis of the extinct Cetacea of the United States - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (19), 138-157 (journal article, English)
  • J. Leidy, 1856 - Notice of remains of extinct vertebrated animals discovered by Professor E. Emmons - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (8), 255-257 (journal article, English)
  • J. Leidy, 1853 - [Observations on extinct Cetacea] - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences (6), 377-378 (journal article, English)

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) CYquLu5YuEiy8k5y3Yp8ew
GUID (Global unique identifier) 2EAE8A09-58EE-48B8-B2F2-4E72DD8A7C7B
Database ID 56408