Full reference: S. D. Dawson. 1996. A new kentriodontid dolphin (Cetacea; Delphinoidea) from the middle Miocene Choptank Formation, Maryland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):135-140
Parent taxon: Delphinida according to C. Peredo et al. 2018
See also Berta 2017, Dawson 1996, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Godfrey and Lambert 2023, Guo and Kohno 2023, Kazár and Hampe 2014, Lambert et al. 2005, Marx et al. 2016 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Anacharsis, Atocetus, Brevirostrodelphis, Cammackacetus, Delphinavus, Delphinoidea, Hadrodelphis, Herbeinodelphis, Inioidea, Kentriodontidae, Kentriodontoidea, Liolithax, Lipotidae, Lipotoidea, Miminiacetus, Miodelphis, Monodontoidae, Pictodelphis, Pithanodelphis, Platylithax, Tagicetus, Westmorelandelphis
Subtaxa: Macrokentriodon morani
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Portugal (2 collections), United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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