Kekenodon
Kekenodon is an extinct kekenodontid early whale from Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand. Although at times classified as a basilosaurid, mysticete, or odontocete, recent work suggests that is represents a phylogenetic intermediate form between Basilosauridae and Neoceti.
Kekenodon | |
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Teeth of Kekenodon onamata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Kekenodontidae |
Genus: | †Kekenodon Hector, 1881 |
Species | |
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Classification
Kekenodon was considered a member of the basilosaurid subfamily Dorudontinae in the classic monograph on Archaeoceti by Kellogg (1936).[1]
"Squalodon" gambierensis from Australia is a close relative of Kekenodon.[2]
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References
- R. Kellogg. 1936. A Review of the Archaeoceti. Carnegie Institution of Washington 482:1-366
- R. E. Fordyce. 2006. A southern perspective on Cetacean Evolution and Zoogeoraphy. Evolution and Biogeography of Australasian Vertebrates 755-782
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