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Olympicetus thalassodon

Mammalia - Cetacea - Simocetidae

Taxonomy
Olympicetus thalassodon was named by Velez-Juarbe (2023) [partial skull with articulated mandibles, including 18 teeth, periotics and tympanic bullae, cervical vertebrae 1–6, and hyoids; missing distal end of rostrum/mandible.]. Its type specimen is LACM 158720, a partial skeleton (partial skull with articulated mandibles, including 18 teeth, periotics and tympanic bullae, cervical vertebrae 1–6, and hyoids; missing distal end of rostrum/m), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murdock Creek, which is in a Rupelian/Chattian marine horizon in Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Olympicetus thalassodon Velez-Juarbe

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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
—Amblyoccipita
familySimocetidae
genusOlympicetus
speciesthalassodon

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.

†Olympicetus thalassodon Velez-Juarbe 2023
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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 Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Olympicetus thalassodon (type locality: 230475)