†Denebola brachycephala Barnes 1984 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Monodontidae
Full reference: L. G. Barnes. 1984. Fossil odontocetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Almejas Formation, Isla Cedros, Mexico. PaleoBios 42:1-46
Belongs to Denebola according to L. G. Barnes 1984
See also Uhen et al. 2008 and Vidal 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCR 21245, a skull. Its type locality is Locality 11, which is in a Messinian coastal horizon in the Almejas Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution: found only at Locality 11
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