Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Full reference: F. Bassani and A. Misuri. 1913. Sopra un Delfinorinco del calcare Miocenico di Lecce (Ziphiodelphis abeli Dal Piaz). Memorie Della R. Accademia dei Lincei Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali 9:25-38
Belongs to Ziphiodelphis according to M. Fornasiero and L. Del Vavero 2014
See also Bassani and Misuri 1913, Bianucci and Landini 2002, Dal Piaz 1929, Dal Piaz 1971, Lambert 2005 and Pilleri 1985
Sister taxon: Ziphiodelphis sigmoideus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pietra Leccese, which is in a Burdigalian/Messinian transition zone/lower shoreface limestone in the Pietra Leccese Formation of Italy
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Italy (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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