Kentriodon obscurus Kellogg 1931 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae

Alternative combination: Grypolithax obscura

Synonym: Grypolithax pavida Kellogg 1931

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

Belongs to Kentriodon according to C. Peredo et al. 2018

See also Barnes 1977, Barnes 1985, Barnes and Mitchell 1984, Ichishima et al. 1995, Kellogg 1931 and Uhen et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Kentriodon diusinus, Kentriodon fuchsii, Kentriodon hobetsu, Kentriodon hoepfneri, Kentriodon nakajimai, Kentriodon pernix, Kentriodon schneideri, Kentriodon sugawarai

Type specimens:

  • Kentriodon obscurus: CAS 4349, an other (periotic). Its type locality is Sharktooth Hill, which is in a Langhian shoreface siltstone in the Temblor Formation of California.
  • Grypolithax pavida: CAS 4348, an other (periotic). Its type locality is Sharktooth Hill, which is in a Langhian shoreface siltstone in the Temblor Formation of California.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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