Casatia Bianucci et al. 2019 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Monodontidae

Full reference: G. Bianucci, F. Pesci, A. Collaretta and C. Tinelli. 2019. A new Monodontidae (Cetacea, Delphinoidea) from the lower Pliocene of Italy supports a warm- water origin for narwhals and white whales. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1645148

Parent taxon: Monodontidae according to M. Merella et al. 2022

See also Bianucci et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Bohaskaia, Delphinapterinae, Delphinapterus, Denebola, Haborodelphis, Monodon, Monodontinae

Subtaxa: Casatia thermophila

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Type: Casatia thermophila

Ecology: aquatic piscivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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