Pomatodelphis stenorhynchus Holl 1829 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Platanistidae

Alternative combinations: Champsodelphis stenorhynchus, Clymene stenorhyncha, Clymenia stenorhyncha, Delphinus stenorhynchus

Synonyms: Champsodelphis longirostris Keferst 1834, Champsodelphis renoui Laurillard 1844, Champsodelphis renovi Laurillard 1844, Delphinus renoui Laurillard 1844, Delphinus renovi Laurillard 1844, Schizodelphis depereti Paquier 1894

Full reference: F. Holl. 1829. Handbuch der Petrefactenkunde, mit einer Einleitung über die Vorwelt der organischen Wesen auf der Erde von Dr. Ludwig Choulant 1:1-115

Belongs to Pomatodelphis according to L. G. Barnes 2006

See also Abel 1900, Abel 1901, Allen 1921, Barnes 2002, Brandt 1873, Brandt 1874, Dal Piaz 1901, Gervais 1852, Holl 1829, Holl 1943, Joleaud 1906, Keferstein 1834, Laurillard 1844, Longhi 1898, Paquier 1894, Pictet 1853, Roger 1887, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Van Beneden and Gervais 1880

Sister taxa: Pomatodelphis bobengi, Pomatodelphis inaequalis, Pomatodelphis santamaria

Type specimens:

  • Pomatodelphis stenorhynchus: Its type locality is Pontigne 2, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial sandstone in France
  • Champsodelphis longirostris:
  • Champsodelphis renovi: Its type locality is Angers, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in France.
  • Schizodelphis depereti: Its type locality is Chamaret, which is in a Burdigalian marine horizon in France.

Ecology: aquatic piscivore

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of France (1 collection)

• Miocene of France (7)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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