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Simocetus
Taxonomy
Simocetus was named by Fordyce (2002). Its type is Simocetus rayi. It was considered monophyletic by Uhen et al. (2008) and Geisler et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Odontoceti by Geisler et al. (2011); and to Simocetidae by Fordyce (2002), Uhen (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Fitzgerald (2010), Boessenecker and Fordyce (2015), Marx et al. (2016), Berta (2017) and Velez-Juarbe (2023).
It was assigned to Odontoceti by Geisler et al. (2011); and to Simocetidae by Fordyce (2002), Uhen (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Fitzgerald (2010), Boessenecker and Fordyce (2015), Marx et al. (2016), Berta (2017) and Velez-Juarbe (2023).
Species
S. rayi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Simocetus Fordyce |
| 2008 | Simocetus Uhen p. 445 figs. Table 1 |
| 2008 | Simocetus Uhen et al. p. 571 |
| 2010 | Simocetus Fitzgerald p. 370 figs. Table 1 |
| 2011 | Simocetus Geisler et al. p. 5 figs. Table 1 |
| 2015 | Simocetus Boessenecker and Fordyce figs. Table 1 |
| 2016 | Simocetus Marx et al. p. 117 |
| 2017 | Simocetus Berta p. 160 |
| 2023 | Simocetus Velez-Juarbe p. 4 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. D. Uhen et al. 2008 | Thin spatulate edentulous rostral apex, formed by edentulous premaxillae, deflected ventrally, resulting in a down-turned rostrum; relatively short rostrum; supraorbital process of maxilla not expanded laterally over supraorbital process of frontal; deep, narrow optic infundibulum; complex fine sutures between alisphenoid and squamosal; posterior maxillary cheek teeth occluding into facing diastemata between mandibular cheek teeth, and vestigial lower I1 (Fordyce, 2002). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| Reference: Uhen 2004 | |||||