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Ancalecetus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Basilosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Ancalecetus Gingerich and Uhen
1997Ancalecetus McKenna and Bell p. 369
1998Ancalecetus Uhen p. 40
2002Ancalecetus Uhen p. 79
2004Ancalecetus Uhen p. 12
2004Ancalecetus van Vliet p. 143
2008Ancalecetus McLeod and Barnes p. 93
2009Ancalecetus Uhen p. 93
2011Ancalecetus Martinez-Cáceres and Muizon
2011Ancalecetus Schouten p. 18
2013Ancalecetus Uhen p. 4 figs. Figure 9
2015Ancalecetus Gao and Ni p. 156 figs. Table 1
2016Ancalecetus Marx et al. p. 101
2017Ancalecetus Berta p. 159
2017Ancalecetus Martínez-Cáceres et al. p. 11
2018Ancalecetus Uhen p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
familyBasilosauridae
genusAncalecetus

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. †Ancalecetus Gingerich and Uhen 1996
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Ancalecetus simonsi Gingerich and Uhen 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt A. simonsi (28977)