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Aulophyseter mediatlanticus
Taxonomy
Paracetus mediatlanticus was named by Cope (1895) [The USNM database lists USNM 10594 as the type, but Kazar (2002) lists USNM 9463 as the type.]. Its type specimen is USNM 10594 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Drum Point, which is in a Tortonian offshore shelf horizon in the St Marys Formation of Maryland.
It was recombined as Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus by Trouessart (1898), Trouessart (1904), Sellards (1915) and Allen (1921); it was recombined as Hypocetus mediatlanticus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Hypocetus atlanticus by Case (1904); it was recombined as Orycterocetus mediatlanticus by Kellogg (1925), Hay (1930) and Gottfried et al. (1994); it was recombined as Aulophyseter mediatlanticus by Kazár (2002), Uhen et al. (2008) and Godfrey and Lambert (2023).
It was recombined as Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus by Trouessart (1898), Trouessart (1904), Sellards (1915) and Allen (1921); it was recombined as Hypocetus mediatlanticus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Hypocetus atlanticus by Case (1904); it was recombined as Orycterocetus mediatlanticus by Kellogg (1925), Hay (1930) and Gottfried et al. (1994); it was recombined as Aulophyseter mediatlanticus by Kazár (2002), Uhen et al. (2008) and Godfrey and Lambert (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Paracetus mediatlanticus Cope p. 135 |
| 1898 | Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus Trouessart p. 1053 |
| 1902 | Hypocetus mediatlanticus Hay p. 596 |
| 1904 | Hypocetus atlanticus Case p. 30 |
| 1904 | Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus Trouessart p. 772 |
| 1915 | Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus Sellards p. 103 fig. 32 |
| 1921 | Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus Allen p. 154 |
| 1925 | Orycterocetus mediatlanticus Kellogg p. 11 |
| 1930 | Orycterocetus mediatlanticus Hay p. 597 |
| 1994 | Orycterocetus mediatlanticus Gottfried et al. p. 233 |
| 2002 | Aulophyseter mediatlanticus Kazár p. 160 |
| 2008 | Aulophyseter mediatlanticus Uhen et al. p. 575 |
| 2023 | Aulophyseter mediatlanticus Godfrey and Lambert p. 66 |
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†Aulophyseter mediatlanticus Cope 1895
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991 | |||||