Mammalia - Cetacea - Xenorophidae
Full reference: M. D. Uhen. 2008. A new Xenorophus-like odontocete cetacean form the Oligocene of North Carolina and a discussion of the basal odontocete radiation. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6(4):433-452
Parent taxon: Xenorophidae according to R. W. Boessenecker et al. 2017
See also Berta 2017, Geisler et al. 2014, Lambert et al. 2017, Marx et al. 2016 and Uhen 2008
Sister taxa: Archaeodelphis, Ashleycetus, Cotylocara, Echovenator, Inermorostrum, Mirocetus, Xenorophus
Subtaxa: Albertocetus meffordorum
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (5: North Carolina, South Carolina collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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