Liolithax pappus Kellogg 1955 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Alternative combinations: Lophocetus pappus, Miminiacetus pappus

Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1955. Three Miocene porpoises from the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 105(3354):101-154

Belongs to Liolithax according to C. Peredo et al. 2018

See also Barnes 1978, Barnes 1985, Dawson 1996, Godfrey and Lambert 2023, Gottfried et al. 1994, Ichishima et al. 1995, Kellogg 1955, Uhen et al. 2008 and Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008

Sister taxon: Liolithax kernensis

Type specimen: USNM 15985. Its type locality is Parker Creek, north, Zone 10-11, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay claystone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (5: Maryland, North Carolina collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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