Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Alternative combination: Rhabdosteus barnesi
Synonym: Rhabdosteus hruschkai Myrick 1979
Full reference: A. C. Myrick. 1979. Variation, taphonomy, and adaptation of the Rhabdosteidae (=Eurhinodelphidae) (Odontoceti, Mammalia) from the Calvert Formation of Maryland and Virginia. University of California, Los Angeles 1-411
Belongs to Schizodelphis according to S. J. Godfrey and O. Lambert 2023
See also Benoit et al. 2011, Muizon 1988 and Myrick 1979
Sister taxa: Aulacodelphis, Schizodelphis bogatshowi, Schizodelphis compressus, Schizodelphis morckhoviensis, Schizodelphis planus, Schizodelphis squalodontoides, Schizodelphis sulcatus
Type specimens:
- Schizodelphis barnesi: USNM 244403. Its type locality is Church Point, east of, Zone 12-13, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay claystone in the Calvert Formation of Virginia.
- Rhabdosteus hruschkai: USNM 20668. Its type locality is Parker Creek, south, Zone 12, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay claystone in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (11: Maryland, Virginia collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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