A new kentriodontine dolphin from the middle Miocene of Portugal

• Autorzy: Lambert O , Estevens M. , Smith R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A nearly complete skull, a partial left scapula, five lumbar vertebrae, and some fragments of ribs of a medium−sized kentriodontid dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti) discovered in the middle Miocene of Setúbal Peninsula, Lower Tagus Basin, Portugal, are herein assigned to a new genus and species, Tagicetus joneti. Within the grade−level family Kentriodontidae, the new taxon is referred to the specifically and ecologically diversified subfamily Kentriodontinae, essentially defined by a well−developed posterolateral projection of the nasal. The elongated rostrum, the constriction of the asymmetric premaxillae at the base of the rostrum, the anteriorly elongated palatines, and the elevated vertex of T. joneti suggest closer affinities with the larger, more derived Macrokentriodon morani, from the middle Miocene of Maryland (USA). Among other features, T. joneti differs from the latter in having more numerous maxillary teeth and shorter zygomatic processes of the squamosals. Besides providing additional indications about the evolutionary trends within the Kentriodontinae, this occurrence constitutes the first record of the subfamily from the east coast of the North Atlantic based on a nearly complete skull. Considering their morphological diversity and wide geographic range, the Kentriodontinae may have constituted one of the dominant groups of Miocene oceanic dolphins.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Portugal; Miocene; Odontoceti; Middle Miocene; Lower Tagus Basin; Kentriodontidae; new species; dolphin; Cetacea; new genus; Tagicetus joneti; paleontology

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: 50
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.239-248,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Lambert O

• Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

autor

Estevens M.

autor

Smith R.

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