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Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Acrodelphis bakersfieldensis was named by Wilson (1935). Its type specimen is YPM 13406, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Woody, southwest, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Jewett Formation of California.

It was recombined as Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis by Barnes (1977), Uhen et al. (2008) and Lambert et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Acrodelphis bakersfieldensis Wilson p. 58 figs. Figs. 10-11
1973Acrodelphis bakersfieldensis Mitchell and Tedford p. 272
1977Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis Barnes p. 325
2008Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis Uhen et al.
2015Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis Lambert et al. p. 98 figs. Figure 13

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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
genusArgyrocetus
speciesbakersfieldensis()

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.

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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: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Acrodelphis bakersfieldensis (11601 type locality: 58148)