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Acrodelphinidae (disused)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Acrodelphinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Acrodelphidae Abel p. 123
1911Acrodelphidae Jaekel p. 231
1914Acrodelphinidae Abel p. 221
1919Acrodelphidae Abel p. 765
1925Acrodelphidae Zittel p. 86
1929Acrodelphidae Dal Piaz p. 79
1931Acrodelphidae Van Deinse p. 33
1936Acrodelphidae Slijper p. 553
1945Acrodelphidae Simpson p. 103
1975Acrodelphidae Ginsburg and Janvier p. 84
1984Acrodelphidae Muizon p. 68
1984Acrodelphinidae Rice p. 466
1985Acrodelphidae Barnes et al. p. 25
1985Acrodelphidae Pilleri p. 45
1986Acrodelphidae Pilleri p. 77
1988Acrodelphidae Carroll
1988Acrodelphidae Muizon
1993Acrodelphinidae Benton p. 762
2001Acrodelphidae Sach and Heizmann p. 42

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
familyAcrodelphinidae()
familyAcrodelphinidae()

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.

Fm. †Acrodelphinidae Abel 1905
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Invalid names: Acrodelphinae Abel 1905 [empty]
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: base of the Chattian to the top of the Sarmatian or 28.10000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Acrodelphidae indet. (32012)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Austria (Burgenland) Acrodelphidae indet. (85507)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Acrodelphidae indet. (65181)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Acrodelphidae indet. (49102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Switzerland (Aargau) Acrodelphidae indet. (46524)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria Acrodelphidae indet. (48029)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Austria Acrodelphidae indet. (56462)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Austria (Burgenland) Acrodelphidae indet. (56694)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Acrodelphidae indet. (54136)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Acrodelphidae indet. (47080 70504)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovenia Acrodelphidae indet. (49448)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Austria Acrodelphidae indet. (85513)