Xenorophidae | |
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Cotylocara | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 United States. Known genera of xenorophids include Albertocetus, Archaeodelphis, Xenorophus,[2] Cotylocara,[3] Echovenator,[4] and Inermorostrum.[5][excessive citations]
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References
- ^ "Xenorophidae". paleobiodb.org.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2008JSPal...6..433U. doi:10.1017/S1477201908002472. S2CID 86668273.
- ^ Geisler, J.H.; Colbert, M.W.; Carew, J.L. (2014). "A new fossil species supports an early origin for toothed whale echolocation". Nature. 508 (7496): 383–386. Bibcode:2014Natur.508..383G. doi:10.1038/nature13086. PMID 24670659. S2CID 4457391.
- ^ Churchill, M.; Martinez-Caceres, M.; et al. (2016). "The origin of high-frequency hearing in whales". Current Biology. 26 (16): 2144–2149. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.004. PMID 27498568..
- ^ Geisler, J.H.; Boessenecker, R.W.; 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. PMID 28669761..