| Xenorophidae | |
|---|---|
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| Cotylocara | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Parvorder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | †Xenorophidae Uhen, 2008 |
| Genera | |
Xenorophidae is an extinct family of odontocetes currently known from the Oligocene of the southeastern US. Known genera of xenorophids include Albertocetus, Archaeodelphis, Xenorophus,[2] Cotylocara,[3] Echovenator,[4] and Inermorostrum.[5]
Albertocetus reconstruction outline, showing known bones in red. From Boessenecker et al. 2017
References
- ↑ "Xenorophidae". paleobiodb.org.
- ↑ Uhen, M.D. (2008). "A new Xenorophus-like odontocete cetacean from the Oligocene of North Carolina and a discussion of the basal odontocete radiation". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 6 (4): 433–452.
- ↑ Geisler, J.H.; Colbert, M.W.; Carew, J.L. (2014). "A new fossil species supports an early origin for toothed whale echolocation". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature13086.
- ↑ Churchill, M.; Martinez-Caceres, M.; et al. (2016). "The origin of high-frequency hearing in whales". Current Biology. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.004..
- ↑ Geisler, J.H.; Boessenecker, R.W.; et al. (2017). "The origin of filter feeding in whales". Current Biology. 27 (13): 2036-2042.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.003..
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