Neosqualodon assenzae Dal Piaz 1904 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: G. Dal Piaz. 1904. Neosqualodon Nuovo genere della famiglia degli Squalodontidi. Memoires de la Societe Paleontologique Suisse 31:1-19

Belongs to Neosqualodon according to E. Cioppi 2014

See also Bianucci et al. 2011, Bianucci and Landini 2002, Dal Piaz 1904, Dal Piaz 1916, Fordyce and de Muizon 2001, Gemmellaro 1920, Kellogg 1923 and Zittel 1925

Sister taxon: Neosqualodon gastaldii

Type specimen: IGF-4469, a skull

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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