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Kennedycetus pericorum

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Kennedycetus pericorum was named by Solis-Añorve et al. (2021). Its type specimen is MHN-UABCS-CSLP01, a partial skull (partial cranium, the most preserved region is the left side, and the rostral region is mostly not preserved. The bone labeled as the tympanic bulla is actually ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Los Pocitos, which is in a Miocene/Piacenzian marine sandstone in the Trinidad Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Kennedycetus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Kennedycetus pericorum 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
genusKennedycetus
speciespericorum

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.

†Kennedycetus pericorum Solis-Añorve et al. 2021
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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 Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Kennedycetus pericorum (type locality: 221546)