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Table 2 Ages, cladistic codings for the stratigraphic character, and distributions of extinct taxa included in the phylogenetic analyses.

From: A supermatrix analysis of genomic, morphological, and paleontological data from crown Cetacea

Taxon

 

FAD

LAD

Code

Distribution

 

†Georgiacetus vogtlensis

41

-

0

USA: GA

 

†Zygorhiza kochii

38

35

1

USA: AR, MS, LA. AL, GA

Mysticeti

     
 

†Aetiocetus cotylalveus

30

-

3

USA:OR

 

†ChM PV4745

30

-

3

USA: SC

 

†Micromysticetus rothauseni

30

27

3

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV5720

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†Eomysticetus whitmorei

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†Chonecetus goedertorum

26

25.8

5

USA: WA

 

†Janjucetus hunderi

26

-

5

Australia

 

†Mammalodon colliveri

25

24.8

6

Australia

 

†Diorocetus hiatus

14

13

B

USA: MD, VA

 

†Pelocetus calvertensis

14

13

B

USA: MD, VA

 

†Parabalaenoptera baulinensis

6

-

F

USA: CA

Odontoceti

     
 

†Simocetus rayi

32

-

2

USA: OR

 

†Agorophius pygmaeus

30

27

3

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV4178

30

-

3

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV5852

30

-

3

USA: SC

 

†Xenorophus sloanii

30

-

3

USA: SC

 

†Xenorophus sp.

30

27

3

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV2758

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV2761

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV2764

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV4746

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV4802

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV4834

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV4961

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†ChM PV5711

27

-

4

USA: SC

 

†Patriocetus kazakhstanicus

27

-

4

Kazakhstan

 

†Archaeodelphis patrius

26

-

5

USA: SC*

 

†Waipatia maerewhenua

25

-

6

New Zealand

 

†Prosqualodon davidis

23

-

7

Tasmania, Australia

 

†Squaloziphius emlongi

22

-

8

USA: WA

 

†Notocetus vanbenedeni

22

21.8

8

Argentina

 

†Squalodon calvertensis

19

13

9

USA: DE, MD, NC, VA

 

†Kentriodon pernix

19

13

9

USA: MD, VA

 

†Xiphiacetus bossi

19

13

9

USA: MD, VA; Belgium

 

†Zarhachis flagellator

19

17

9

USA:MD, DE

 

†Orycterocetus crocodilinus

16

12

A

USA: MD, VA; Belgium; France

 

†Brachydelphis mazeasi

12

10

C

Peru; Chile

 

†Atocetus nasalis

9

8.8

D

USA: CA

 

†Albireo whistleri

7

6.8

E

Mexico

 

†Ninoziphius platyrostris

5

4.8

G

Peru

 

†Parapontoporia wilsoni

5

-

G

USA: CA

 

†Pliopontos littoralis

5

4.8

G

Peru

 

†Parapontoporia sternbergi

3

2.8

H

USA: CA

  1. In cases where the FAD and LAD cannot be distinguished, and multiple specimens are known, the LAD is arbitrarily placed 200 Ka after the FAD. FAD: first appearance datum; LAD: last appearance datum; * provenance uncertain. See Additional file 2: Table S2 and Additional file 3 for details and references.