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Panbalaenopteroidea

Mammalia - Cetacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. p. 5
2021Panbalaenopteroidae Solis-Añorve et al.

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
Plicogulae
superfamilyBalaenopteroideaGray 1868
superfamilyPanbalaenopteroidea
superfamilyPanbalaenopteroidea

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.

Superfm. †Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. 2019
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G. †Kennedycetus Solis-Añorve et al. 2021
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Kennedycetus pericorum Solis-Añorve et al. 2021
G. †Norrisanima Leslie et al. 2019
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Norrisanima miocaena Kellogg 1922
G. †Parabalaenoptera Zeigler et al. 1997
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Parabalaenoptera baulinensis Zeigler et al. 1997
G. †Pelocetus Kellogg 1965
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Pelocetus calvertensis Kellogg 1965
Pelocetus mirabilis Ginsburg and Janvier 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Messinian or 20.45000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Hiroshima) Pelocetus sp. (56957)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Pelocetus calvertensis (45502 70834)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru Pelocetus sp. (201442)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Pelocetus calvertensis (45508 187324)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Pelocetus mirabilis (54136)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Megaptera miocaena (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan (Akita) Megaptera miocaena (76008)
Late/Upper Miocene - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Kennedycetus pericorum (221546)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Parabalaenoptera baulinensis (46902)