†Auroracetus bakerae Gibson and Geisler 2009 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Pontoporiidae
Full reference: M. L. Gibson and J. H. Geisler. 2009. A new Pliocene dolphin (Cetacea: Pontoporiidae), from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3):966-971
Belongs to Auroracetus according to M. L. Gibson and J. H. Geisler 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 534002, a partial skull. Its type locality is Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation, which is in a Zanclean estuary/bay sandstone in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation
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