†Semirostrum ceruttii Racicot et al. 2014 (porpoise)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Phocoenidae
Full reference: R. A. Racicot, T. A. Deméré, B. L. Beatty and R. W. Boessenecker. 2014. Unique feeding morphology in a new prognathous extinct porpoise from the Pliocene of California. Current Biology
Belongs to Semirostrum according to R. A. Racicot et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SDSNH 65276, a skull. Its type locality is Rancho Del Rey, which is in a Piacenzian coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the San Diego Formation of California.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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