Diorocetus

Diorocetus hiatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Plicogulae

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: Neoceti Parvordo: Mysticeti Cladus: Chaeomysticeti Cladus: Plicogulae

Superfamilia: Balaenopteroidea
Genus: †Diorocetus
Species (3): †D. chichibuensis – †D. hiatus – †D. shobarensis

secundum Steeman, 2007

Superfamilia: †Balaenopteroidea
Familia: †Diorocetidae
Genus: †Diorocetus

secundum Marx & Fordyce, 2015

Superfamilia: †Balaenopteroidea
Genus: †Diorocetus

secundum Berta, 2017

Cladus: Thalassotherii
Familia: †Cetotheriidae sensu lato
Genus: †Diorocetus

Name

Diorocetus Kellogg, 1968

Type species: Diorocetus hiatus Kellogg, 1968

References

Primary references

• Kellogg, R. 1968. A hitherto unrecognized Calvert cetothere. [1]. Bulletin - United States National Museum. 247(6):133–161. . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Steeman, M.E., 02 August 2007. Cladistic analysis and a revised classification of fossil and recent mysticetes. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 150(4): 875–894. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00313.x. Reference page. 
• Marx, F.G. & Fordyce, R.E. 2015. Baleen boom and bust: a synthesis of mysticete phylogeny, diversity and disparity. Royal Society Open Science 2: 140434. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140434 Reference page. 
• Berta, A. 2017. The Rise of Marine Mammals: 50 Million Years of Evolution. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-2325-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Diorocetus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: ディオロケトゥス（表記揺れ: ディオロケトス、ディオロケタス、ディオロセタス）

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