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Piscolithax tedfordi

Mammalia - Cetacea - Phocoenidae

Taxonomy
Piscolithax tedfordi was named by Barnes (1984). Its type specimen is UCR 15972, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 11, which is in a Messinian coastal horizon in the Almejas Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Piscolithax tedfordi Barnes p. 19 figs. Figures 7, 10c, d
1991Piscolithax tedfordi Vidal p. 5
2006Piscolithax tedfordi Fajardo-Mellor et al. p. 912
2008Piscolithax tedfordi Uhen et al. p. 591
2015Piscolithax tedfordi Colpaert et al. p. 9 figs. Figure 8

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyPhocoenidae()
genusPiscolithax
speciestedfordi

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.

Piscolithax tedfordi Barnes 1984
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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: piscivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.62000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Piscolithax sp. (13300)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Mexico (Baja California) Piscolithax tedfordi (type locality: 45458)