Mammalia - Cetacea - Allodelphinidae
Alternative combination: Squalodon errabundus
Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1931. Pelagic mammals of the Temblor Formation of the Kern River region, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 19(12):217-397
Belongs to Zarhinocetus according to A. Boersma and N. D. Pyenson 2016
See also Barnes 1977, Barnes 2006, Barnes and Reynolds 2009, Boessenecker 2011, Kellogg 1931, Kimura and Barnes 2016 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxon: Zarhinocetus donnamatsonae
Type specimen: USSNM 11573, an other (left periotic). Its type locality is Sharktooth Hill, which is in a Langhian shoreface siltstone in the Temblor Formation of California.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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