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Taxonomy
Belemnoziphius prorops was named by Leidy (1876). Its type specimen is ANSP 11421, a partial skull (rostrum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pacific Guano Company, which is in a Zanclean marine marl in the Goose Creek Formation of South Carolina.
It was recombined as Dioplodon prorops by Leidy (1877); it was recombined as Mesoplodon prorops by Cope (1890), Trouessart (1898), Hay (1902) and Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Mesoplodon longirostris by Abel (1905).
It was recombined as Dioplodon prorops by Leidy (1877); it was recombined as Mesoplodon prorops by Cope (1890), Trouessart (1898), Hay (1902) and Trouessart (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Mesoplodon longirostris by Abel (1905).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1876 | Belemnoziphius prorops Leidy p. 81 |
| 1877 | Dioplodon prorops Leidy p. 226 |
| 1890 | Mesoplodon prorops Cope p. 608 |
| 1898 | Mesoplodon prorops Trouessart p. 1065 |
| 1902 | Mesoplodon prorops Hay p. 597 |
| 1904 | Mesoplodon prorops Trouessart p. 777 |
| 1930 | Belemnoziphius prorops Hay p. 583 |
| 2008 | Belemnoziphius prorops Uhen et al. p. 578 |
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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.
†Belemnoziphius prorops Leidy 1876
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991 | |||||