Inermorostrum xenops Boessenecker et al. 2017 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Xenorophidae

Full reference: R. W. Boessenecker, D. Fraser, M. Churchill and J.H. Geisler. 2017. A toothless dwarf dolphin (Odontoceti: Xenorophidae) points to explosive feeding diversification of modern whales (Neoceti). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 284:20170531

Belongs to Inermorostrum according to R. W. Boessenecker et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CCNHM 171, a partial skull. Its type locality is Wando River + Highway 41 bridge, which is in a Rupelian coastal horizon in the Ashley Formation of South Carolina.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wando River + Highway 41 bridge

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