Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: C. Sanchez-Posada, R. A. Racicot, I. Ruf, M. Krings, and G. E. Rössner. 2024. Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki, gen. et sp. nov., an archaic dolphin from the Central Paratethys (Early Miocene, Austria). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Parent taxon: Odontoceti according to C. Sanchez-Posada et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Acrodelphinidae, Agorophioidea, Agriocetus, Amblyoccipita, Amphidelphis, Argyrocetus, Ashleycetidae, Atropatenocetus, Aureia, Balaenodon, Belosphys, Berardiopsis, Caolodelphis, Cetophis, Champsodelphis, Champsodelphis italicus, Chilcacetus, Colophonodon, Delphinapterus orcinus, Delphinida, Delphinoceti, Delphinodon mento, Delphinopsis, Delphinorhynchus, Delphinus domeykoi, Delphinus restitutensis, Delphinus vanzelleri, Dinoziphius, Ediscetus, Enigmatocetus, Eurhinodelphinida, Eurhinodelphinidae, Eurhinodelphis minoensis, Eurhinodelphis sassariensis, Graamocetus, Graphiodon, Helvicetus, Helvicetus rugosus, Hesperocetus, Hesperoinia, Homaeocetus, Homocetus villersii, Hyperoodontoidea, Inticetidae, Ixacanthus, Kharthlidelphis, Lonchodelphis, Macrochirifer, Macrodelphinus, Mesoplodontidae, Microcetus, Miokogia, Miotursiops, Mirocetidae, Monodontoidea, Nannolithax, Neosqualodon, Oedolithax, Oligodelphis, Oligosqualodon, Palaeoziphius, Pandelphinida, Panphyseteroidea, Parapontoporiidae, Parasqualodon, Patriocetidae, Pelodelphis, Phoberodon, Phoca debilis, Phoca rugosidens, Phococetus, Physeteroidea, Physetodon, Platanidelphidi, Platanistida, Platanistoidea, Platydelphis, Pontivaga, Priscodelphinus, Priscodelphinus teres, Priscophyseter, Priscophyseter typus, Proinia, Prolipotes, Prophyseter, Prosqualodon, Prosqualodon hamiltoni, Proterocetus, Rhabdosteoidea, Rhabdosteus, Rhabodosteus, Sachalinocetus, Saurocetus, Saurocetus gibbesii, Scaptodon, Scaptodon lodderi, Squaloceti, Squalodelphis pusillus, Squalodon (Microzeuglodon) wingei, Squalodon crassus, Squalodon imperator, Squalodon linzianus, Squalodon molassicus, Squalodon pelagius, Squalodon vocontiorum, Squalodon wymanii, Squalodontidae, Squalodontoidea, Stereodelphis, Sulakocetus, Synrhina, Tretosphys, Tretosphys uraeus, Uncamentodon, Xenorophidae, Zignodelphinidae, Ziphioidea, Susuoidea, Susoidea

Subtaxa: Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki

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Type: Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pucking (Miocene of Austria)

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