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Rank | family |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Rhynchoceti |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Rhynchoceti |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Rhynchoceti | family | belongs to Cetacea | stated without evidence | Huxley, 1864 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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Environment | marine (based on Cetacea) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Cetacea) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Cetacea) |
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Reproduction | viviparous (based on Cetacea) |
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Ontogeny | modification of parts (based on Cetacea) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Cetacea) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. H. Huxley. 1864. On the cetacean fossils termed Ziphius by Cuvier, with a notice of a new species (Belemnoziphius compressus) from the Red Crag. Proceedings of the Geological Society 20:388-396 |
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