†Urkudelphis Tanaka et al. 2017 (toothed whale)
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Full reference: Y. Tanaka, J. Abella, Gl Aguirre-Fernández, M. Gregori, and R. E. Fordyce. 2017. A new tropical Oligocene dolphin from Montañita/Oló, Santa Elena, Ecuador. PLoS One 12(12):e0188380
Parent taxon: Platanistoidea according to Y. Tanaka et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Allodelphinidae, Aondelphis, Awamokoa, Dalpiazinidae, Dolgopolis, Perditicetus, Prosqualodontidae, Waipatiidae
Subtaxa: Urkudelphis chawpipacha
Type: Urkudelphis chawpipacha
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Montañita/Olón (Oligocene of Ecuador)
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