| 词条 | Nannocetus |
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| name = Nannocetus | fossil_range = Miocene, {{fossil range|5.3|7.2}} | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Nannocetus | authority = Kellogg, 1929 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = †N. eremus Kellogg, 1929 (type) }}Nannocetus is an extinct baleen whale belonging to the family Cetotheriidae.[1][2] DescriptionNannocetus is a diminutive mysticete measuring 13 feet (4 meters) long. It is characterized by the ventral orientation (in posterior view) of the postglenoid process; postglenoid process twisted medially (in ventral view) relative to the anteroposterior axis of the skull; equal projection of the ventral and dorsal lobes of the tympanic than the dorsal lobe; deeper notch separating the two lobes of the tympanic; reniform morphology of the tympanic in ventral view; lip of the tympanic slightly inflated; sub-rectilinear medial edge of the involucrum with a step in its anterior third; anterior process of the petrosal sub-triangular; thin crista transversa of the petrosal; and pars cochlearis hemispherical.[3]Taxonomy and classificationThe holotype is UCMP 26502. It was collected from the Late Miocene (Messinian) Towsley Formation of Humphreys, Los Angeles County, California.[4] It has been traditionally assigned to Cetotheriidae since its description, a classification that still stands and has been vindicated by recent cladistic analyses of 'cetothere' relationships.[5][6] References1. ^M. D. Uhen, R. E. Fordyce, and L. G. Barnes. 2008. Mysticeti. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America II:607-628 {{Taxonbar|from=Q18391549}}{{Paleo-whale-stub}}2. ^L. G. Barnes. 1977. Outline of eastern North Pacific fossil cetacean assemblages. Systematic Zoology 25(4):321-343 3. ^V. Bouetel and C. Muizon. 2006. The anatomy and relationships of Piscobalaena nanna (Cetacea, Mysticeti), a Cetotheriidae s.s. from the early Pliocene of Peru. Geodiversitas 28(2):319-395 4. ^R. Kellogg. 1929. A new cetothere from southern California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 18(15):449-457 5. ^M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1-640 6. ^M. Bisconti, O. Lambert, and M. Bosselaers. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Isocetus depauwi (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti) and the phylogenetic relationships of archaic 'cetothere' mysticetes. Palaeontology 56(1):95-127 5 : Baleen whales|Miocene cetaceans|Miocene mammals of North America|Prehistoric cetacean genera|Fossil taxa described in 1929 |
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