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Praekogia cedrosensis

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Kogiidae

Taxonomy
Praekogia cedrosensis was named by Barnes (1973). Its type specimen is UCR 15229 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Delphin, which is in a Messinian coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Almejas Formation of Mexico.

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2003-02-20; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Praekogia cedrosensis Barnes
1991Praekogia cedrosensis Vidal p. 5
2002Praekogia cedrosensis Kazár p. 163
2008Praekogia cedrosensis Uhen et al. p. 574
2015Praekogia cedrosensis Velez-Juarbe et al. p. 15 figs. Fig. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
superfamilyPhyseteroidea
familyKogiidae
subfamilyKogiinae
genusPraekogia
speciescedrosensis

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.

†Praekogia cedrosensis Barnes 1973
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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: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Mexico (Baja California) Praekogia cedrosensis (type locality: 13090 45460)