Project 4812: J. E. Corrie, R. E. Fordyce. 2022. A redescription and re-evaluation of Kekenodon onamata (Mammalia: Cetacea), a late-surviving archaeocete from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 196 (4):1637-1670.
Abstract
Stem cetaceans (archaeocetes) have a substantial Eocene fossil record but are largely absent since the Eocene–Oligocene boundary. Putative Oligocene archaeocetes are mostly represented by fragmentary denticulate teeth, making systematic classification difficult. The New Zealand species Kekenodon onamata (Wharekuri Greensand, Duntroonian local Stage, Chattian) is one of the most widely mentioned Oligocene archaeocetes and is the single-named species of the family Kekenodontidae. The holotype includes heterodont teeth in addition to cranial and post-cranial elements, and partial tympanoperiotics, with potential for a strong phylogenetic signal. Hitherto, the strikingly disparate Kekenodon onamata has been excluded from published phylogenetic analyses, with its affinities largely remaining speculative. Here, a detailed anatomical account allows a redescription of Kekenodon onamata, and a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis. The phylogenetic analysis shows Kekenodon onamata as the latest-surviving archaeocete, sister-taxon to the Neoceti. The large heterodont teeth with patterns of extensive enamel macrowear suggest Kekenodon onamata utilized a raptorial feeding strategy and hunted hard-boned prey, such as other marine mammals and penguins. Combined with an estimated body size of c. 8 m, Kekenodon onamata probably occupied an apex predator ecological niche similar to the modern killer whale.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac019
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4812, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4812
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03 August 2023 - Publication Date:
03 August 2023 - Project views: 2684
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Authors' Institutions
- University of Otago
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Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29417' (37 Taxa)
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[1] † Artiocetus clavis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 89 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[2] † Georgiacetus vogtlensis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 60 | 174 | 169 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[3] Basilosaurus cetoides Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 36 | 196 | 195 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[4] † Basilosaurus isis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 31 | 201 | 200 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[5] † Zygorhiza kochii Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 19 | 214 | 212 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[6] † OU 22100 Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 175 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[7] † Dorudon atrox Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 24 | 207 | 207 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[8] † Cynthiacetus peruvianus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 49 | 182 | 182 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[9] † Kekenodon onamata Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 177 | 62 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[10] † Mystacodon selenensis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 111 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[11] † Llanocetus denticrenatus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 76 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[12] † ChM pv5720 Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 61 | 177 | 174 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[13] † ChM pv4745 Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 92 | 147 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[14] † Coronodon havensteini Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 42 | 195 | 192 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[15] Mammalodon colliveri Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 80 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[16] † Janjucetus hunderi Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 71 | 164 | 164 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[17] † Aetiocetus polydentatus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[18] † Aetiocetus cotylalveus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 99 | 139 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[19] † Aetiocetus weltoni Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 102 | 136 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[20] † Chonecetus sookensis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 207 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[21] † Fucaia goedertorum Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 86 | 152 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[22] † Micromysticetus rothauseni Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 164 | 80 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[23] † Eomysticetus whitmorei Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 53 | 164 | 161 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[24] † Diorocetus hiatus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 41 | 175 | 175 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[25] † Pelocetus calvertensis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 41 | 181 | 176 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[26] Eubalaena glacialis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 25 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[27] Balaenoptera physalus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 27 | 189 | 186 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[28] † Archaeodelphis patrius Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 126 | 120 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[29] † Xenorophus sloanii Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 150 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[30] † Albertocetus meffordorum Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 89 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[31] † Agorophius pygmaeus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 134 | 105 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[32] † Simocetus rayi Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 69 | 172 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[33] † Patriocetus kazakhstanicus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 115 | 130 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[34] † Waipatia maerewhenua Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 44 | 199 | 192 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[35] † Squalodon calvertensis Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 47 | 194 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[36] Physeter macrocephalus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 26 | 209 | 206 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
[37] Mesoplodon europaeus Last Modified in 08/03/23 | 17 | 223 | 218 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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