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Eosqualodon latirostris

Mammalia - Cetacea - Squalodontidae

Discussion

PMPU=Paleontology Museum, Padua University; see also Pilleri, 1986 {Plate Ia.)

Taxonomy
Squalodon bariensis latirostris was named by Capellini (1903) [Kellogg (1923) states that the type specimen is in the Museo geologico dell'Instituto dell'Universita di Padova, Italy. The type locality is 49395.]. Its type specimen is PMPU 26367, a partial skull (partial skull and mandible with no teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schio, which is in an Aquitanian marine sandstone in the Arenaria di Grumi Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Eosqualodon latirostris by Rothausen (1968), Sanders et al. (1982), Pilleri (1985), Fornasiero and Del Vavero (2014), Nelson et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Squalodon bariensis latirostris Capellini p. 11 figs. Plate, Fig. 1-2
1923Squalodon bariensis latirostris Kellogg p. 9
1968Eosqualodon latirostris Rothausen p. 90 figs. not figured
1982Eosqualodon latirostris Sanders et al. p. H119
1985Eosqualodon latirostris Pilleri p. 25
2014Eosqualodon latirostris Fornasiero and Del Vavero p. 66
2025Eosqualodon latirostris Nelson et al. p. 4

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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
familySqualodontidae
genusEosqualodon
specieslatirostris()

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.

†Eosqualodon latirostris Capellini 1903
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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: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy (Vicenza) Squalodon bariensis (type locality: 49395)