Isanacetus laticephalus

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: †Isanacetus laticephalus

Name

Isanacetus laticephalus Kimura & Ozawa, 2002: 684

Type locality: Hiramatsu Member, Awa Group, Ōyamada Village, Ayama District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Holotype: MFM 28501

Etymology: (Latin) latus = wide + cephalus = skull [Kimura & Ozawa, 2002: 685]

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. 

Links

• Isanacetus laticephalus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: イサナセタス・ラティセファルス