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Ceterhinops longifrons

Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae

Taxonomy
Ceterhinops longifrons was named by Leidy (1877). Its type specimen is ANSP 11420, a partial skull (skull fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ashley River (Miocene Marl), which is in a Miocene marine marl in South Carolina. It is the type species of Ceterhinops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Ceterhinops longifrons Leidy
1902Ceterhinops longifrons Hay p. 590
1904Ceterhinops longifrons Trouessart p. 756
1923Ceterhinops longifrons Kellogg p. 23
1930Ceterhinops longifrons Hay p. 591
2008Ceterhinops longifrons Uhen et al. p. 571

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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
familyEurhinodelphinidae()
genusCeterhinops
specieslongifrons

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.

†Ceterhinops longifrons Leidy 1877
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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: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Ceterhinops longifrons (type locality: 18506)