Albertocetus
Albertocetus Temporal range: Late Oligocene,
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Xenorophidae |
Genus: | †Albertocetus Uhen, 2008 |
Type species | |
Albertocetus meffordorum Uhen, 2008
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Albertocetus is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete cetacean from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits in North Carolina, and belonging to the family Xenorophidae.
Description[]
Albertocetus is distinguished from other xenorophids in having a large lacrimal bone, a steep ascending process of the maxilla, a short but present intertemporal constriction with a sagittal crest, and a tall median ridge on the premaxilla. The teeth were heterodont, and may have been , because other xenorophids are polydont.[1]
References[]
- ^ M. D. Uhen. 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
Categories:
- Oligocene cetaceans
- Fossil taxa described in 2008
- Prehistoric cetacean stubs