Ankylorhiza Boessenecker et al. 2020 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Agorophiidae

Full reference: R. W. Boessenecker, M. Churchill, E. A. Buchholtz, B. L. Beatty, and J. H. Geisler. 2020. Convergent Evolution of Swimming Adaptations in Modern Whales Revealed by a Large Macrophagous Dolphin from the Oligocene of South Carolina. Current Biology 30:1-7

Parent taxon: Agorophiidae according to J. Velez-Juarbe 2023

See also Boessenecker et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Agorophius, Microzeuglodontidae

Subtaxa: Ankylorhiza tiedemani

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Type: Squalodon tiedemani

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)

• Oligocene of United States (4: South Carolina)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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