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Isoninia

Mammalia - Cetacea - Iniidae

Taxonomy
Isoninia was named by Godfrey et al. (2021). Its type is Isoninia borealis.

It was assigned to Iniidae by Godfrey et al. (2021).

Species
I. borealis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Isoninia Godfrey et al. p. 276

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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
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyInioidea
familyIniidae()
genusIsoninia

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. †Isoninia Godfrey et al. 2021
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Isoninia borealis Godfrey et al. 2021
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. J. Godfrey et al. 2021Isoninia is diagnosed on the basis of the following unique combination of features, most of which are not apomorphic: anteriorly retracted premaxillae and maxillae (i.e., no contact between premaxillae and nasals and maxillae retracted ante- riorly from the sides of the frontals below the vertex); large posterior-most dorsal infraorbital foramen at approximately the same level with posterior margin of external bony nares; robust nasals, anteroposteriorly longer than transversely wide in dorsal view with ventrolateral margins turned ventrome- dially to form ridges deeply imbedded within correspond- ing troughs in frontals (italicized text represents an apomor- phy); nasals large; nasals with transversely convex dorsal sur- face; dorsal surface of nasals not inflated; elevated, bilater- ally compressed nearly symmetrical vertex, narrower than external bony nares; frontals form apex of the vertex; pres- ence of os suturarum (or extra folds of the frontals or a pro- jection of the interparietal) at the vertex; in ventral view, pro- nounced fossa on ventrolateral face of frontal below and be- hind postorbital process of frontal for the postorbital lobe of the pterygoid sinus (the postorbital recess).
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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) I. borealis (123861)