Biology:Messapicetus
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Short description: Extinct genus of beaked whale
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| M. gregarius and M. longirostris cranial diagrams | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Messapicetus Bianucci & Landini, 1992 |
Messapicetus is an extinct genus of beaked whale from the Late Miocene. It currently holds two species, M. longirostris from the Tortonian of Italy[1] and M. gregarius from the Pisco Formation of Peru.[2] However, a third unnamed species is represented in the St. Marys Formation of Maryland known from fragmentary material.[3] M. gregarius is sexually dimorphic, males having tusks which are hypothesized to have been used in intraspecific combat for mates as in extant (living) beaked whales.[4]
References
- ↑ "Messapicetus longirostris a new genus and species of Ziphiidae (Cetacea) from the Late Miocene of "Pietra leccese" (Apulia; Italy)". https://arpi.unipi.it/handle/11568/17876.
- ↑ Ramassamy, Benjamin; Lambert, Olivier; Collareta, Alberto; Urbina, Mario; Bianucci, Giovanni (2018-01-16). "Description of the skeleton of the fossil beaked whale <i>Messapicetus gregarius</i>: searching potential proxies for deep-diving abilities" (in en). Fossil Record 21 (1): 11–32. doi:10.5194/fr-21-11-2018. ISSN 2193-0074. https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/21/11/2018/.
- ↑ Fuller, Anna J.; Godfrey, Stephen J. (2007-06-12). "A late Miocene ziphiid (Messapicetus sp.: Odontoceti: Cetacea) from the St. Marys Formation of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 (2): 535–540. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[535:ALMZMS2.0.CO;2]. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ↑ "Messapicetus spp. | College of Osteopathic Medicine | NYIT". https://www.nyit.edu/medicine/messapicetus_spp.
Wikidata ☰ Q56327271 entry
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