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Messapicetus
Taxonomy
Messapicetus was named by Bianucci et al. (1992). It was considered monophyletic by Bianucci et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Ziphiini by Bianucci et al. (1994); to Hyperoodontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Ziphiinae by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci et al. (2007); to Ziphiidae by Bianucci et al. (1992), Bianucci and Landini (2002), Lambert (2005), Bianucci et al. (2010), Lambert et al. (2013), Bianucci and Varola (2014), Marx et al. (2016), Bianucci et al. (2016), Berta (2017), Ramassamy et al. (2018), Bianucci et al. (2019), Godfrey and Lambert (2023); and to Messapicetiformes by Bianucci et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Ziphiini by Bianucci et al. (1994); to Hyperoodontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Ziphiinae by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Bianucci et al. (2007); to Ziphiidae by Bianucci et al. (1992), Bianucci and Landini (2002), Lambert (2005), Bianucci et al. (2010), Lambert et al. (2013), Bianucci and Varola (2014), Marx et al. (2016), Bianucci et al. (2016), Berta (2017), Ramassamy et al. (2018), Bianucci et al. (2019), Godfrey and Lambert (2023); and to Messapicetiformes by Bianucci et al. (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. pp. 261-264 fig. 1 |
| 1994 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. p. 232 |
| 1997 | Messapicetus McKenna and Bell p. 382 |
| 2001 | Messapicetus Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
| 2002 | Messapicetus Bianucci and Landini p. 22 |
| 2005 | Messapicetus Lambert p. 446 |
| 2007 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. p. 570 |
| 2010 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. p. 1080 |
| 2013 | Messapicetus Lambert et al. p. 588 figs. Figure 14 |
| 2014 | Messapicetus Bianucci and Varola p. 117 |
| 2016 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. p. 65 |
| 2016 | Messapicetus Marx et al. p. 130 |
| 2017 | Messapicetus Berta p. 162 |
| 2018 | Messapicetus Ramassamy et al. p. 14 |
| 2019 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. p. 294 |
| 2023 | Messapicetus Godfrey and Lambert p. 69 |
| 2024 | Messapicetus Bianucci et al. p. 32 |
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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. †Messapicetus Bianucci et al. 1992
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†Messapicetus gregarius Bianucci et al. 2010
†Messapicetus longirostris Bianucci et al. 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian - Messinian | Italy (Apulia) | M. longirostris (47125) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | USA (California) | M. sp. (121152) | |
| Tortonian | Spain (Balearic Islands) | M. longirostris (206309) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Maryland) | M. longirostris (70547) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | M. sp. (13300 225305 225310) | |
| Tortonian | Peru | M. gregarius (173255 191217 191218) M. sp. (96800) | |
| Tortonian | Italy (Apulia) | M. longirostris (45503) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Maryland) | M. sp. (73637) |