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Odobenocetops

Mammalia - Cetacea - Odobenocetopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Odobenocetops Muizon pp. 746-747 figs. 1, 3
1997Odobenocetops McKenna and Bell p. 389
1999Odobenocetops Muizon et al. p. 450
2001Odobenocetops Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179
2002Odobenocetops Muizon p. 224
2014Odobenocetops Murakami et al. p. 502 figs. Figure 7
2016Odobenocetops Marx et al. p. 137
2017Odobenocetops Berta p. 165

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
infraorderDelphinida
superfamilyDelphinoidea
familyOdobenocetopsidae
genusOdobenocetops

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. †Odobenocetops Muizon 1993
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Odobenocetops leptodon Muizon et al. 1999
Odobenocetops peruvianus Muizon 1993
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: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Peru O. leptodon (46083)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Chile O. sp. (154642)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru O. peruvianus, O. leptodon (13079)