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Neosqualodon gastaldii

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Squalodon gastaldii was named by Brandt (1873). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Microsqualodon gastaldii by Abel (1905); it was considered a nomen dubium by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); it was recombined as Neosqualodon gastaldii by Kellogg (1923), Pilleri (1985), Bianucci and Landini (2002), Fornasiero and Del Vavero (2014) and Di Patti (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Squalodon gastaldii Brandt p. 326 figs. Plate 32, fig. 1-23
1894Squalodon gastaldii Zittel p. 170
1898Squalodon gastaldii Trouessart p. 1014
1904Squalodon gastaldi Trouessart p. 755
1905Microsqualodon gastaldii Abel p. 35
1923Neosqualodon gastaldii Kellogg p. 14
1985Neosqualodon gastaldii Pilleri p. 24
2002Neosqualodon gastaldii Bianucci and Landini p. 21 figs. Table 1
2014Neosqualodon gastaldii Di Patti p. 129
2014Neosqualodon gastaldii Fornasiero and Del Vavero p. 68

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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
genusNeosqualodon
speciesgastaldii()

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.

Neosqualodon gastaldii Brandt 1873
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Neosqualodon gastaldii major Rothausen 1968
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 20.44000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Italy Squalodon gastaldii (59280)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy (Sicily) Neosqualodon gemmellaroi, Neosqualodon gastaldii (49396)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Neosqualodon gastaldii (49397)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy (Sicillia) Neosqualodon gemmelllaroi, Neosqualodon gastaldii (28617)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy Neosqualodon gastaldii (48656)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Italy Neosqualodon gastaldii (49398)