Isanacetus

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Mysticeti Cladus: Chaeomysticeti Cladus: Plicogulae

Superfamilia: Balaenopteroidea
Genus: †Isanacetus
Species: †I. laticephalus

Name

Isanacetus Kimura & Ozawa, 2002: 684

Type species: Isanacetus laticephalus [Kimura & Ozawa, 2002: 684]

Etymology: (Japanese) isana = whale + (Latin) cetus = whale [Kimura & Ozawa, 2002: 684]

References

Primary references

• Kimura, T. & Ozawa, T. 2002. A new cetothere (Cetacea: Mysticeti) from the Early Miocene of Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(3): 684–702. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0684:ANCCMF]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Isanacetus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: イサナケトゥス属 / イサナセタス属