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Taxonomy
Stenodelphis sternbergi was named by Gregory and Kellogg (1927). Its type specimen is AMNH 21905 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is India Street & West Walnut, which is in a Piacenzian marine horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.
It was recombined as Parapontoporia sternbergi by Barnes (1984), Uhen et al. (2008), Geisler et al. (2011), Boessenecker (2013).
It was recombined as Parapontoporia sternbergi by Barnes (1984), Uhen et al. (2008), Geisler et al. (2011), Boessenecker (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1927 | Stenodelphis sternbergi Gregory and Kellogg p. 1 figs. Figs. 1 & 2 |
| 1930 | Stenodelphis sternbergi Hay p. 593 |
| 1984 | Parapontoporia sternbergi Barnes p. 6 |
| 2008 | Parapontoporia sternbergi Uhen et al. p. 585 |
| 2011 | Parapontoporia sternbergi Geisler et al. p. 5 figs. Table 1 |
| 2013 | Parapontoporia sternbergi Boessenecker p. 872 |
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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.
†Parapontoporia sternbergi Gregory and Kellogg 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Parapontoporia sternbergi (19703) Stenodelphis sternbergi (46067 type locality: 52584) |