Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Monodontidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 64546
Synonyms: Ceratodon monodon Pallas 1811 (no. 112482), Ceratodontis ceratodon Brisson 1762 (no. 112474), Monodon microcephalus Lacépède 1804 (no. 112484), Monodon narhval Borowski 1781 (no. 112479), Monodon narhwal Blumenbach 1779 (no. 112481), Narwalus andersonianus Lacépède 1804 (no. 91904), Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède 1804 (no. 91903), Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède 1804 (no. 91902), Tachynices megacephalus Brookes 1828 (no. 112485)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Monodon according to P. Hershkovitz 1966
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: scansorial piscivore
Average measurements (in mm): humerus length 150.0, scapula 228.0 x 270.0, skull 570.0 x 392.1
Estimated body mass: 1.20 tons based on humerus length