Mammalia - Cetacea - Agorophiidae
Alternative combinations: Squalodon tiedemani, Squalodon tiedmanni
Full reference: J. A. Allen. 1887. Note on squalodont remains from Charleston, S. C. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(1):35-39
Belongs to Ankylorhiza according to R. W. Boessenecker et al. 2020
See also Allen 1887, Boreske et al. 1972, Dal Piaz 1916, Dooley 2003, Gottfried et al. 1994, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kellogg 1923, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 10445, a maxilla. Its type locality is Wando River, which is in a Rupelian coastal horizon in the Ashley Formation of South Carolina.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Oligocene of United States (2: South Carolina)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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