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Albertocetus meffordorum

Mammalia - Cetacea - Xenorophidae

Taxonomy
Albertocetus meffordorum was named by Uhen (2008). Its type specimen is USNM 525001, a skull (partial skull with periotics), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Onslow Beach, which is in a Chattian carbonate limestone in the Belgrade Formation of North Carolina.

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
familyXenorophidae
genusAlbertocetus
speciesmeffordorum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) Albertocetus meffordorum (188100 189779)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Albertocetus meffordorum (type locality: 54075)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Albertocetus meffordorum (71651)