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Tiphyocetus temblorensis

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Tiphyocetus temblorensis was named by Kellogg (1931). Its type specimen is CAS 4255, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sharktooth Hill, which is in a Langhian shoreface siltstone in the Temblor Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Tiphyocetus temblorensis Kellogg p. 317
1938Tiphyocetus temblorensis Abel p. 9
1977Tiphyocetus temblorensis Barnes p. 326
2008Tiphyocetus temblorensis Uhen et al. p. 617
2015Tiphyocetus temblorensis Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2

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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
genusTiphyocetus
speciestemblorensis

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.

†Tiphyocetus temblorensis Kellogg 1931
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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: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Tiphyocetus temblorensis (type locality: 13297)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Tiphyocetus temblorensis (52183)