Mystacodon selenensis, the earliest known toothed mysticete (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru: anatomy, phylogeny, and feeding adaptations
Author
Muizon, Christian de
Author
Bianucci, Giovanni
Author
Martínez-Cáceres, Manuel
Author
Lambert, Olivier
text
Geodiversitas
2019
2019-05-30
41
11
401
499
journal article
10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a11
9a9f7bb5-ef8f-4984-8015-b3f1163286bc
1638-9395
3699733
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:10C821A5-943E-41A0-8FFF-5D5169223126
Genus
Mystacodon
Lambert, Martínez-Cáceres, Bianucci, Di Celma, Salas- Gismondi, Steurbaut, Urbina & Muizon, 2017
TYPE
AND ONLY SPECIES INCLUDED
. —
Mystacodon selenensis
.
FIG. 2. —
A
, Schematic map of Peru with the position of the Playa Media Luna locality along the southern coast;
B
, detail of the Playa Media Luna locality showing the position of the holotype of
Mystacodon selenensis
MUSM 1917,the stratigraphic section, and part of the sediment samples taken for the biostratigraphic analysis. Modified from
Lambert
et al.
(2017a)
.
ETYMOLOGY. — From ancient Greek mystacos (“moustache”) in reference to the suborder Mysticeti and odontos (“tooth”), “mysticete with teeth”. DIAGNOSIS. — The same as for the
type
species,
Mystacodon selenensis
.