Mammalia - Cetacea - Squaloziphiidae

Full reference: C. M. Gaetán, F. Paolucci, and M. R. Buono. 2023. A new squaloziphiid-like odontocete from the Early Miocene of Patagonia expands the cetacean diversity in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (e2232425)1-13

Parent taxon: Squaloziphiidae according to C. M. Gaetán et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Squaloziphius, Yaquinacetus

Subtaxa: Crisocetus lydekkeri

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Type: Crisocetus lydekkeri

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Estancia El Crisol (Miocene of Argentina)

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