Stromerius

Stro-meh-re-us.

By Claire Morris

Published on April 5, 2012

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Name

Stromerius ‭(‬Named after Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach‭)‬.

Phonetic

Stro-meh-re-us.

Named By

Philip D.‭ ‬Gingerich‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Archaeoceti,‭ ‬Basilosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬nidensis‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Egypt‭ ‬-‭ ‬Qasr el-Sagha Formation.

Time Period

Mid Priabonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

In total‭ ‬16‭ ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

Stromerius is a genus of basilosaurid whale that has been discovered in the world famous fossil deposits of Egypt,‭ ‬some of which are well known for turning up the fossils of whales.‭ ‬Unfortunately the harsh environmental conditions there can quickly erode exposed fossils,‭ ‬and as for the case of Stromerius,‭ ‬only some of the vertebrae of this whale are known at the time of writing.

-‭ ‬Stromerius nidensis,‭ ‬new archaeocete‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea‭) ‬from the Upper Eocene Qasr El-Sagha Formation,‭ ‬Fayum,‭ ‬Egypt.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology‭ ‬31‭ (‬13‭)‬:‭ ‬363‭–‬78.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Philip D.‭ ‬Gingerich‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

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