Cynthiacetus

Cynthiacetus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Archaeoceti

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: †Archaeoceti

Familia: †Basilosauridae
Genus: †Cynthiacetus
Species: †C. maxwelli – †C. peruvianus

Name

• Cynthiacetus Uhen, 2005

Type species: Cynthiacetus maxwelli Uhen, 2005

References

• Uhen, M.D. 2005. A new genus and species of archaeocete whale from Mississippi. Southeastern Geology 43 (3):157-172
• Martinez-Cacers, M.; Muizon, M. 2011. A new basilosaurid (Cetacea, Pelagiceti) from the Lat eEocene to Early Oligocene Otuma Formation of Peru. Comptes Rendus Palevol in press DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2011.03.006