Atocetus nasalis Barnes 1985

Mammalia - Cetacea

Alternative combination: Pithanodelphis nasalis

Full reference: L. G. Barnes. 1985. The Late Miocene dolphin Pithanodelphis Abel, 1905 (Cetacea: Kentriodontidae) from California. Contributions in Science 367:1-27

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

See also Barnes 1985, Barnes 1988, Dawson 1996, Geisler et al. 2011, Ichishima et al. 1995, Muizon 1988 and Uhen et al. 2008

Sister taxon: Atocetus iquensis

Type specimen: LACM 30093. Its type locality is LACM 5077, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine horizon in the Monterey Formation of California.

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (6: California collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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