†Protophocaena minima Abel 1905 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Pontoporiidae
Full reference: O. Abel. 1905. Les Odontocètes du Boldérien (Miocène Supérieur) D'Anvers. Mémoires du Musée royal D'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 3:1-155
Belongs to Protophocaena according to M. A. Cozzuol 2010
See also Abel 1905, Barnes 1985 and Lambert and Post 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IRSBN 391-M.172. Its type locality is Anvers, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene marine horizon in Belgium.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Netherlands (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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