†Isoninia borealis Godfrey et al. 2021 (toothed whale)
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Full reference: S. J. Godfrey, C. S. Gutstein, and D. J. Morgan. 2021. A new odontocete (Inioidea, Odontoceti) from the late Neogene of North Carolina, USA. Fossil Record 24:275-285
Belongs to Isoninia according to S. J. Godfrey et al. 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CMM-V-4061, a partial skull (incomplete skull, preserving the posterior facial re- gion, from the lateral margins of the bony nares to the supraoccipital, including the vertex. Ventrally, p). Its type locality is Meherrin River, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Meherrin River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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