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Eurhinodelphinida

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Eurhinodelphinida was named by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Valerio and Laurito (2012).

It was assigned to Odontoceti by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001) and Valerio and Laurito (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Eurhinodelphinida Fordyce and de Muizon p. 178
2012Eurhinodelphinida Valerio and Laurito p. 153

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

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.

Infraor. †Eurhinodelphinida Fordyce and de Muizon 2001
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Superfm. †Eurhinodelphinoidea Muizon 1988
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Fm. Eoplatanistidae Muizon 1988
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G. †Eoplatanista Dal Piaz 1916
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†Eoplatanista gresalensis Dal Piaz 1916
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Invalid names: Schizodelphis yablokovi Pilleri 1985 [synonym]
†Eoplatanista italica Dal Piaz 1916
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Invalid names: Schizodelphis brachycephalus Pilleri 1985 [synonym]
†Eoplatanista miocaenus Pilleri 1989
†Eoplatanista taurinensis Pilleri 1988
Invalid names: Zignodelphis Pilleri 1989 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) Eoplatanista sp. (191280)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Zignodelphis sp. (183671)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy Eoplatanista italica, Schizodelphis brachycephalus, Cyrtodelphis gresalensis, Schizodelphis yablokovi, Zignodelphis miocaenus (47623)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Eoplatanista taurinensis (65246)