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Taxonomy
Taikicetus inouei was named by Tanaka et al. (2018). Its type specimen is AMP 35, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taiki, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian marine sandstone in the Hikatagawa Formation of Japan. It is the type species of Taikicetus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Taikicetus inouei Tanaka et al. p. 4 |
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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.
†Taikicetus inouei Tanaka et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Y. Tanaka et al. 2018 | Taikicetus inouei can be identified from closely related taxa (Diorocetus chichibuensis, D. shobarensis, Isanacetus laticephalus, Parietobalaena spp., Pinocetus polonicus, Tiphyocetus temblorensis) having an anteriorly swollen short zygomatic process (length vs width of the zygomatic process; high triangular coronoid process; and weak angular process, which does not reach as far posterior as the mandibular condyle. Taikicetus inouei can be identified by following unique combination of characters; outline of suture between maxillae and palatines forming a posteriorly pointing V-shape (Character 20), convex lateral edge of supraoccipital convex in dorsal view (Character 112), tip of postglenoid process in lateral view pointing ventrally (Character 117), and outline of postglenoid process distinctly wider than high in anterior or posterior view (Character 120). |
Measurements
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| Reference: Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Langhian - Serravallian | Japan (Hokkaido) | Cetotheriidae indet. (type locality: 56949) |