Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae
Alternative spelling: Lamprolitax
Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1931. Pelagic mammals of the Temblor Formation of the Kern River region, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science 19(12):217-397
Parent taxon: Kentriodontidae according to E. Cioppi 2014
See also Barnes 1977, Bianucci and Landini 2002, Carroll 1988, de Muizon 1988, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Kellogg 1931, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1945 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Heterodelphis, Imerodelphis, Kampholophinae, Kampholophos, Kentriodon, Kentriodontinae, Lophocetinae, Microphocaena, Pithanodelphininae, Portheus patagonicus, Rudicetus, Wimahl
Subtaxa: Lamprolithax annectens Lamprolithax simulans
Type: Lamprolithax simulans
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (2 collections), Mexico (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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