Aondelphis Viglino et al. 2018 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: M. Viglino, M. R. Buono, C. S. Gutstein, M. A. Cozzuol, and J. I. CuitiƱo. 2018. A new dolphin from the early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina: Insights into the evolution of Platanistoidea in the Southern Hemisphere. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 63(2):261-277

Parent taxon: Platanistoidea according to M. Viglino et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Allodelphinidae, Awamokoa, Dalpiazinidae, Dolgopolis, Perditicetus, Prosqualodontidae, Urkudelphis, Waipatiidae

Subtaxa: Aondelphis talen

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Type: Aondelphis talen

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bryn Gwyn (Miocene of Argentina)

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