Albireo savagei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Delphinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Cladus: Delphinida Superfamilia: Delphinoidea

Familia: †Albireonidae
Genus: †Albireo
Species: †Albireo savagei

Name

• †Albireo savagei Barnes, 2008: 141

Holotype: UCMP 112048, partial skeleton of one individual, including atlas vertebra, thoracic vertebrae 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and possibly 11, and parts of several ribs.

Type locality and horizon: UCMP locality V-70148; in a road cut, approximately 1 m above the level of the road grade, across the road from the Union Oil Company pier, on the north side of the road that goes from Avila Beach to Port San Luis, Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. Squire Member of the Pismo Formation, which is late Pliocene in age, approximately 3 to 2 Ma, and correlative with the Blancan North American Land Mammal Age.

References

Primary references

• Barnes, L.G. 2008. Miocene and Pliocene Albireonidae (Ceatcea, Odontoceti), Rare and unusual fossil dolphins from the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. Science Series (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 41: 99-152. Reference page.