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Notiocetus
Taxonomy
Notiocetus was named by Ameghino (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l]. Its type is Notiocetus platensis.
It was assigned to Balaeninae by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); to Balaenidae by Ameghino (1891), Palmer (1904) and Kellogg (1928); to Balaenopterinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balaenopteridae by Simpson (1945), Carroll (1988), Cozzuol (1996) and Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Balaeninae by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); to Balaenidae by Ameghino (1891), Palmer (1904) and Kellogg (1928); to Balaenopterinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balaenopteridae by Simpson (1945), Carroll (1988), Cozzuol (1996) and Berta (2017).
Species
N. platensis (type species), N. romerianus
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1891 | Notiocetus Ameghino p. 167 |
1898 | Notiocetus Trouessart p. 1088 |
1904 | Notiocetus Palmer p. 462 |
1904 | Notiocetus Trouessart p. 786 |
1928 | Notiocetus Kellogg p. 35 figs. Table 1 |
1945 | Notiocetus Simpson p. 105 |
1988 | Notiocetus Carroll |
1996 | Notiocetus Cozzuol p. 329 |
1997 | Notiocetus McKenna and Bell p. 378 |
2002 | Notiocetus Sepkoski |
2017 | Notiocetus Berta p. 168 |
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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.
G. †Notiocetus Ameghino 1891
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†Notiocetus platensis Ameghino 1891
†Notiocetus romerianus Ameghino 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991 |