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Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi

Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae

Taxonomy
Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi was named by Du Bus (1867) [no type specimen designated by Du Bus 1867; type specimen number listed by Lambert 2005]. Its type specimen is IRSNB 3252-M.294, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vieux-Dieu, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Berchem Formation of Belgium.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Du Bus p. 569
1872Priscodelphinus robustus Du Bus p. 493
1872Priscodelphinus crassus Du Bus p. 494
1872Priscodelphinus declivus Du Bus p. 495
1874Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Vanden Broeck p. 146
1874Priscodelphinus crassus Vanden Broeck p. 146
1874Priscodelphinus declivus Vanden Broeck p. 146
1874Priscodelphinus robustus Vanden Broeck p. 146
1880Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Van Beneden and Gervais p. 493
1880Priscodelphinus crassus Van Beneden and Gervais p. 494
1880Priscodelphinus robustus Van Beneden and Gervais p. 494
1880Priscodelphinus declivus Van Beneden and Gervais p. 495
1898Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Trouessart p. 1020
1898Priscodelphinus crassus Trouessart p. 1023
1898Priscodelphinus declivus Trouessart p. 1023
1898Priscodelphinus robustus Trouessart p. 1023
1901Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Abel p. 64
1904Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Trouessart p. 761
1905Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Abel p. 119
1909Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Abel p. 241
2005Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Lambert p. 654

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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()
genusEurhinodelphis
speciescocheteuxi

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.

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Invalid names: Priscodelphinus crassus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus declivus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus robustus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
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 Aquitanian to the top of the Tortonian or 23.04000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Belgium (Antwerpen) Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi (66961)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Netherlands Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi (88806)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Antwerpen) Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi (51685) Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi, Priscodelphinus robustus, Priscodelphinus crassus, Priscodelphinus declivus (type locality: 51680)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Netherlands Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi (75152)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi (52049)