†Samaydelphis chacaltanae Lambert et al. 2021 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Pontoporiidae
Full reference: O. Lambert, A. Collareta, A. Benites-Palomino, C. Di Celma, C. Muizon, M. Urbina, and G. Bianucci. 2021. A new small, mesorostrine inioid (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinida) from four upper Miocene localities in the Pisco Basin, Peru. Papers in Palaeontology 7(2):1043-1064
Belongs to Samaydelphis according to O. Lambert et al. 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MUSM 566, a skull. Its type locality is Cerro Colorado O25, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in the Pisco Formation of Peru.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Peru (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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