Kwanzacetus Lambert et al. 2018 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Iniidae

Full reference: O. Lambert, C. Auclair, C. Cauxeiro, M. Lopez, and S. Adnet. 2018. A close relative of the Amazon river dolphin in marine deposits: a new Iniidae from the late Miocene of Angola. PeerJ 6(e5556):1-33

Parent taxon: Iniidae according to O. Lambert et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Goniodelphis, Inia, Iniinae, Ischyrorhynchus, Isoninia, Isthminia, Meherrinia, Plicodontinia mourai, Pontoplanodidae, Saurocetes

Subtaxa: Kwanzacetus khoisani

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Type: Kwanzacetus khoisani

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at South Barra do Cuanz (Miocene to Miocene of Angola)

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