Mammalia - Cetacea - Agorophiidae
Alternative combinations: Agorophius pygmaeum, Basilosaurus pygmaeus, Doryodon pygmaeus, Squalodon pygmaeum, Squalodon pygmaeus, Zeuglodon pygmaeus
Synonym: Phocodon holmesii Agassiz 1850 [objective synonym]
Full reference: J. Muller. 1849. Uber die fossilen Reste der Zeuglodonten von Nordamerica 1-38
Belongs to Agorophius according to S. Godfrey et al. 2016
See also Abel 1914, Allen 1926, Bronn 1853, Cope 1868, Cope 1895, Dal Piaz 1916, Dooley 2003, Fordyce 1981, Fordyce 1982, Geisler et al. 2011, Harland et al. 1967, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Keyes 1973, Leidy 1854, Leidy 1869, Muller 1849, Palmer 1904, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904, True 1907, Uhen et al. 2008 and Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Agorophius pygmaeus: MCZ 8761, a skull. Its type locality is Greer's Landing, which is in a Rupelian marine sandstone in the Ashley Formation of South Carolina.
- Phocodon holmesii:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: South Carolina collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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