Delphinavus Lull 1914 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: R. S. Lull. 1914. Fossil dolphin from California. American journal of Science 37:209-220

Parent taxon: Delphinida according to M. D. Uhen et al. 2008

See also Barnes 1977, Carroll 1988, de Muizon 1988, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Hay 1930, Kellogg 1928, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sepkoski 2002 and Simpson 1945

Sister taxa: Anacharsis, Atocetus, Brevirostrodelphis, Cammackacetus, Delphinoidea, Hadrodelphis, Herbeinodelphis, Inioidea, Kentriodontidae, Kentriodontoidea, Liolithax, Lipotidae, Lipotoidea, Macrokentriodon, Miminiacetus, Miodelphis, Monodontoidae, Pictodelphis, Pithanodelphis, Platylithax, Tagicetus, Westmorelandelphis

Subtaxa: Delphinavus newhalli

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Type: Delphinavus newhalli

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Suey Ranch (Miocene of California)

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