†Casatia Bianucci et al. 2019 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Monodontidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci, F. Pesci, A. Collaretta and C. Tinelli. 2019. A new Monodontidae (Cetacea, Delphinoidea) from the lower Pliocene of Italy supports a warm- water origin for narwhals and white whales. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1645148
Parent taxon: Monodontidae according to M. Merella et al. 2022
See also Bianucci et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Bohaskaia, Delphinapterinae, Delphinapterus, Denebola, Haborodelphis, Monodon, Monodontinae
Subtaxa: Casatia thermophila
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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