Mammalia - Cetacea - Squalodelphinidae
Alternative combination: Diochotichus vanbenedeni
Synonyms: Argyrodelphis benedeni Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym], Diochotichus benedeni Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym]
Full reference: F. P. Moreno. 1892. Lijeros apuntes sobre dos generos de cetaceos fosiles de la Republica Argentina. Revista del Museo de La Plata 3:393-400
Belongs to Notocetus according to G. Bianucci et al. 2015
See also Ameghino 1894, Ameghino 1901, Bianucci et al. 2020, Geisler et al. 2011, Kellogg 1923, Lydekker 1894, Moreno 1892, Muizon 1987, Trouessart 1904, Uhen et al. 2008 and Viglino et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Notocetus vanbenedeni: MLP 5-5, a skull. Its type locality is Puerto Madryn, which is in a Burdigalian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina.
- Argyrodelphis benedeni: MLP 5-5.
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Peru (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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