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Platalearostrum
Taxonomy
Platalearostrum was named by Post and Kompanje (2010). Its type is Platalearostrum hoekmani.
It was assigned to Orcininae by Post and Kompanje (2010); to Globicephalinae by Marx et al. (2016); and to Delphinidae by Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Orcininae by Post and Kompanje (2010); to Globicephalinae by Marx et al. (2016); and to Delphinidae by Berta (2017).
Species
P. hoekmani (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2010 | Platalearostrum Post and Kompanje p. 2 figs. Figs. 1-2 |
2016 | Platalearostrum Marx et al. p. 141 |
2017 | Platalearostrum Berta p. 164 |
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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. †Platalearostrum Post and Kompanje 2010
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†Platalearostrum hoekmani Post and Kompanje 2010 [Hoekman’s blunt-snouted dolphin]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Netherlands | P. hoekmani (107396) |