Mammalia - Cetacea - Platanistidae
Alternative combination: Pomatodelphis inequalis
Synonyms: Cyrtodelphis depressus Allen 1921, Schizodelphis depressus Allen 1921
Full reference: G. M. Allen. 1921. Fossil cetaceans from the Florida phosphate beds. Journal of Mammalogy 2(3):144-159
Belongs to Pomatodelphis according to A. Boersma and N. D. Pyenson 2016
See also Allen 1921, Barnes 2006, Godfrey and Lambert 2023, Gottfried et al. 1994, Hay 1930, Hulbert and Whitmore 2006, Kellogg 1959, Morgan 1994, Sherman 1952 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Pomatodelphis bobengi, Pomatodelphis santamaria, Pomatodelphis stenorhynchus
Type specimens:
- Pomatodelphis inaequalis: MCZ 15750, a partial skull (base of the right maxilla). Its type locality is Homeland Mine, which is in a Tortonian lagoonal sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.
- Schizodelphis depressus: FGS 828, a partial skull (rostrum). Its type locality is Homeland Mine, which is in a Tortonian lagoonal sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Alabama collections)
• Miocene of United States (8: Florida, Maryland)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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