Mesocetus
| Mesocetus | |
|---|---|
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| Mesocetus argillarius braincase, vertebra, and jaw fragment, Geological Museum in Copenhagen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Genus: | Mesocetus van Beneden, 1880 |
Mesocetus (nomen dubium)[1] is an extinct genus of cetacean.[2]
Species
- Mesocetus agrami Van Beneden, 1886;[3] known from late Miocene (late Serravallian) of the Balkans.
- Mesocetus argillarius Roth, 1978
- Mesocetus aquitanicus Flot, 1896[4]
- Mesocetus hungaricus Kadic, 1907[5]
- Mesocetus longirostris van Beneden, 1880 (type);[6] nomen dubium
- Mesocetus pinguis van Beneden, 1880;[6] nomen dubium
- Mesocetus siphunculus Cope, 1895[7]
Formerly assigned to Mesocetus
- Mesocetus latifrons von Beneden, 1880;[6] now referred to Aglaocetus as A. latifrons
References
- ↑ Steeman, M. E. (2010). "The extinct baleen whale fauna from the Miocene-Pliocene of Belgium and the diagnostic cetacean ear bones". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8 (1): 63–80. doi:10.1080/14772011003594961. OCLC 694418047.
- ↑ Roth, F. (1978). "Mesocetus argillarius sp.n. (Cetacea, Mysticeti) from Upper Miocene of Denmark, with Remarks on the Lower Jaw and the Echolocation System in Whale Phytogeny". Zoologica Scripta 7: 63–79. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00589.x.
- ↑ P. J. Van Beneden. 1886. Une baleine fossile de Croatie, appartenant au genre Mesocete. Memoires de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 45:1-29
- ↑ L. Flot. 1896. Not sure les Cetaces fossiles de l Aquitaine. Bulletin de la Societe geologique de France 24(3):270-282
- ↑ O. Kadic. 1907. Mesocetus hungaricus Kadic, Eine neue balaenopteridenart aus dem Miozan von Borbolya in Ungarn. Sonderabdruck aus den Mitteilungen aus dem Jahrbuche der Kgl. Ungarischen Geologiscen Anstalt 16:21-92
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 P. J. Van Beneden. 1880. Les mysticetes a courts fanons des sables des environs d'anvers. Bulletins de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 1880:11-27
- ↑ E. D. Cope. 1895. Fourth contribution to the marine fauna of the Miocene period of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosphical Society 34:135-155