Biology:Xenorophidae

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Short description: Extinct family of mammals

Xenorophidae
Temporal range: 30–23.03 Ma
Oligocene[1]
Cotylocara macei.jpg
Cotylocara
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
Family: Xenorophidae
Uhen, 2008
Genera

Xenorophidae is an extinct family of odontocetes currently known from the Oligocene of the southeastern US. Known genera of xenorophids include Albertocetus, Archaeodelphis, Xenorophus,[2] Cotylocara,[3] Echovenator,[4] and Inermorostrum.[5][excessive citations]

Albertocetus reconstruction outline, showing known bones in red. From Boessenecker et al. 2017

References

  1. "Xenorophidae". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=135852&is_real_user=1. 
  2. Uhen, M.D. (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. 
  3. Geisler, J.H.; Colbert, M.W.; Carew, J.L. (2014). "A new fossil species supports an early origin for toothed whale echolocation". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature13086. 
  4. Churchill, M. et al. (2016). "The origin of high-frequency hearing in whales". Current Biology. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.004. .
  5. Geisler, J.H. et al. (2017). "The origin of filter feeding in whales". Current Biology 27 (13): 2036-2042.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.003. .

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