Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Full reference: T. Kimura and Y. Hasegawa. 2020. Norisdelphis annakaensis, a new Miocene delphinid from Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1762628

Parent taxon: Delphinidae according to T. Kimura and Y. Hasegawa 2020

Sister taxa: Arimidelphis, Australodelphis, Catodontina, Delphininae, Eodelphinus, Globicephalinae, Hemisyntrachelus, Lagenorhynchina, Lagenorhynchus, Lissodelphininae, Monoceratina, Orcaellinae, Orcina, Orcininae, Orcinus, Pliodelphis, Pseudorcaina, Sotalia, Steninae, Steno, Steno cudmorei, Stenonina, Stenoninae, Trispondylus, Tursiops miocaenus

Subtaxa: Norisdelphis annakaensis

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Type: Norisdelphis annakaensis

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Usui River (Miocene of Japan)

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