†Hemisyntrachelus oligodon Pilleri and Siber 1989 (dolphin)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae
Alternative combination: Tursiops oligodon
Full reference: G. Pilleri and H. J. Siber. 1989. Neuer delphinid (Cetacea, Odontoceti) aus der Pisco-Formation Perus. Beitrage zur Palaontologie der cetaceen Perus 167-175
Belongs to Hemisyntrachelus according to M. Murakami et al. 2014
See also Pilleri and Siber 1989 and Post and Bosselaer 2005
Sister taxon: Hemisyntrachelus cortesii
Type specimen: SMNK 3841, a skull (skull). Its type locality is Sud-Sacaco West (SAS) horizon, which is in a Messinian foreshore siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sud-Sacaco West (SAS) horizon
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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