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Globicephalus karsteni

Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Taxonomy
Delphinus karsteni was named by Olfers (1839) [No type specimen number is listed by Olfers (1841).]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bünde, Westfalen, which is in a Neogene marine sandstone in Germany.

It was recombined as Delphinorhynchus karsteni by Laurillard (1841); it was recombined as Globiceps karstenii by Brandt (1873); it was misspelled as Delphinus karsteinii by Pictet (1853); it was recombined as Globicephalus karsteni by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Delphinus karsteni Olfers p. 58
1841Delphinorhynchus karsteni Laurillard
1853Delphinus karsteinii Pictet p. 382
1873Globiceps karstenii Brandt p. 229
1898Globicephalus karsteni Trouessart p. 1032
1904Globicephalus karsteni Trouessart p. 770

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
RankNameAuthor
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyDelphinidae
subfamilyGlobicephalinae()
genusGlobicephalus
specieskarsteni()

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.

Globicephalus karsteni Olfers 1839
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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
Diet 2: carnivoref
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: Neogene or 23.03000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Delphinus karsteni (type locality: 66306)