Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Full reference: A. Belluzzo and O. Lambert. 2021. A new delphinid from the lower Pliocene of the North Sea and the early radiations of true dolphins. Fossil Record 24:77-92

Parent taxon: Delphinidae according to A. Belluzzo and O. Lambert 2021

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

Subtaxa: Pliodelphis doelensis

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Type: Pliodelphis doelensis

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Deurganck Dock, Doel, Kattendijk Member (Pliocene of Netherlands)

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