Stromerius
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Stromerius is an extinct genus of basilosaurid early whale known from the Late Eocene (Priabonian, 37.2 to 33.9 million years ago) of Fayum, Egypt (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found., paleocoordinates Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[1][2]
Stromerius is known from several well-preserved vertebrae. Distinguishing features for the genus include: long and forward-pointing metapophyses (bony processes) on the lumbar vertebrae; a relatively short lumbar spine with only twelve vertebrae of which four are interpreted as homologous to sacral vertebrae; one of the two thoracic vertebrae found has a dorsally-pointing neural spine interpreted as anticlinal (i.e. the spines of the other vertebrae are inclined towards this specific vertebra) which is a primitive retention in Stromerius not present in other basilosaurids. Stromerius is larger than the contemporary Saghacetus but smaller than the older Dorudon.[3]
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The genus is named for German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach who made a ground-breaking work in the recovery of whale fossils in Egypt. The species' name comes from Latin nidus, "nest", after the Arabic name of the type locality Garet el Esh, "hill of the nest".[5]
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Notes
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References
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gingerich, Philip D. (2007). "Stromerius nidensis, new archaeocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Upper Eocene Qasr El-Sagha Formation, Fayum, Egypt" (PDF). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology. 31 (13): 363–78. OCLC 214233870.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stromer, E. (1903). "Zeuglodon-Reste aus dem Oberen Mitteleocän des Fajum". Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients. 15. Wien, Austria: Wilhelm Braumüller: 65–100. OCLC 811926631. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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