Diorocetus shobarensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Plicogulae

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: Mysticeti Cladus: Chaeomysticeti Cladus: Plicogulae

Superfamilia: Balaenopteroidea
Genus: †Diorocetus
Species: †Diorocetus shobarensis

Name

Diorocetus shobarensis Otsuka & Ota, 2008

Type locality: Bihoku Group (Hiwachō area). (Hiwachō, Shōbara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, West Japan)

References

Primary references

• Otsuka, H. & Ota, Y. 1988. 広島県庄原地域における中期中新世備北層群産のケトテリウム類化石 [Cetotheres from the early Middle Miocene Bihoku group in Shobara District, Hiroshima Prefecture, West Japan.] Miscellaneous Reports of the Hiwa Museum for Natural History 49: 1–66. Reference page. 

Links

• Diorocetus shobarensis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: ディオロケトゥス・ショバレンシス、ショウバラクジラ