Scaldicetus

Scaldicetus; Temporal range: Early Miocene-Early Pleistocene; ~
	Scaldicetus grandis teeth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Superfamily:	Physeteroidea
Family:	Physeteridae
Genus:	†Scaldicetus; Du Bus, 1867
Species
	Scaldicetus caretti du Bus, 1867 (type); Scaldicetus grandis (du Bus, 1872);
Synonyms
	List of synonyms S. caretti Balænodon physaloides Owen, 1846; Belemnoziphius (Balænodon) physaloides Lankester, 1865; Physeter physaloides von Brandt, 1873; Hoplocetus physaloides Trouessart, 1898; Hoplocetus crassidens Lydekker, 1887; Hoplocetus curvidens Gervais; Hoplocetus obesus Leidy, 1868; Hoplocetus borgerhoutensis du Bus; Eucetus amblydon Lydekker, 1887; Homœcetus villersii de Bus; Dinoziphius carolinensis Leidy, 1877; Physeter carolinensis Hay, 1902; Palæodelphis arcuatis du Bus, 1872; Palæodelphis fusiformis du Bus, 1872; Palæodelphis zonatus du Bus, 1872; Palæodelphis pachyodon du Bus, 1872; Physodon fusiformis Lydekker, 1887; Scaldicetus antwerpiensis de Bus, 1972; ; S. grandis Glossoptera lunebergica Leibniz, 1749; Squalodon graleloupi Staring, 1857; Squalodon antwerpiensis Lankester, 1865; Palæodelphis grandis du Bus, 1872; ; ;

Scaldicetus is an extinct genus of highly predatory macroraptorial sperm whale. Although widely used for a number of extinct physeterids with primitive dental morphology consisting of enameled teeth, Scaldicetus as generally recognized appears to be a wastebasket taxon filled with more-or-less unrelated primitive sperm whales.^[4]

^ "Scaldicetus in the Paleobiology Database". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ Abel, O. (1905). Les odontocètes du Boldérien (miocène supérieur) d'Anvers [The odontocetes of Boldérien (Upper Miocene) of Antwerp] (in French). Bruxelles, Polleunis & Ceuterick printers. pp. 57–70.
^ McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.
^ Hirota, K.; Barnes, L. G. (1994). "A new species of Middle Miocene sperm whale of the genus Scaldicetus (Cetacea; Physeteridae) from Shiga-mura, Japan". The Island Arc. 3 (4): 453. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00125.x.

[FWScaldicetus-1] "Scaldicetus in the Paleobiology Database". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[2] Abel, O. (1905). Les odontocètes du Boldérien (miocène supérieur) d'Anvers [The odontocetes of Boldérien (Upper Miocene) of Antwerp] (in French). Bruxelles, Polleunis & Ceuterick printers. pp. 57–70.

[3] McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.

[hirota-4] Hirota, K.; Barnes, L. G. (1994). "A new species of Middle Miocene sperm whale of the genus Scaldicetus (Cetacea; Physeteridae) from Shiga-mura, Japan". The Island Arc. 3 (4): 453. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00125.x.

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Scaldicetus Temporal range: Early Miocene-Early Pleistocene ~^[1]

Scaldicetus grandis teeth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Superfamily:	Physeteroidea
Family:	Physeteridae
Genus:	†Scaldicetus Du Bus, 1867
Species
Scaldicetus caretti du Bus, 1867 (type) Scaldicetus grandis (du Bus, 1872)
Synonyms^[2]^[3]
List of synonyms S. caretti Balænodon physaloides Owen, 1846 Belemnoziphius (Balænodon) physaloides Lankester, 1865 Physeter physaloides von Brandt, 1873 Hoplocetus physaloides Trouessart, 1898 Hoplocetus crassidens Lydekker, 1887 Hoplocetus curvidens Gervais Hoplocetus obesus Leidy, 1868 Hoplocetus borgerhoutensis du Bus Eucetus amblydon Lydekker, 1887 Homœcetus villersii de Bus Dinoziphius carolinensis Leidy, 1877 Physeter carolinensis Hay, 1902 Palæodelphis arcuatis du Bus, 1872 Palæodelphis fusiformis du Bus, 1872 Palæodelphis zonatus du Bus, 1872 Palæodelphis pachyodon du Bus, 1872 Physodon fusiformis Lydekker, 1887 Scaldicetus antwerpiensis de Bus, 1972 S. grandis Glossoptera lunebergica Leibniz, 1749 Squalodon graleloupi Staring, 1857 Squalodon antwerpiensis Lankester, 1865 Palæodelphis grandis du Bus, 1872

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Scaldicetus

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