†Ceterhinops longifrons Leidy 1877 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1877. Description of vertebrate remains, chiefly from the phosphate beds of South Carolina. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:209-260
Belongs to Ceterhinops according to M. D. Uhen et al. 2008
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kellogg 1923, Leidy 1877 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ANSP 11420, a partial skull (skull fragment). Its type locality is Ashley River (Miocene Marl), which is in a Miocene marine marl in South Carolina.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ashley River (Miocene Marl)
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