†Ankylorhiza Boessenecker et al. 2020 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Agorophiidae
Full reference: R. W. Boessenecker, M. Churchill, E. A. Buchholtz, B. L. Beatty, and J. H. Geisler. 2020. Convergent Evolution of Swimming Adaptations in Modern Whales Revealed by a Large Macrophagous Dolphin from the Oligocene of South Carolina. Current Biology 30:1-7
Parent taxon: Agorophiidae according to J. Velez-Juarbe 2023
See also Boessenecker et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Agorophius, Microzeuglodontidae
Subtaxa: Ankylorhiza tiedemani
Type: Squalodon tiedemani
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Oligocene of United States (4: South Carolina)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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