†Herbeinodelphis nancei Godfrey and Lambert 2023 (toothed whale)
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Full reference: S. J. Godfrey and O. Lambert. 2023. Miocene Toothed Whales (Odontoceti) from Calvert Cliffs, Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 107:29-186
Belongs to Herbeinodelphis according to S. J. Godfrey and O. Lambert 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CMM-V-8343, a partial skeleton (partial skull consisting of a complete rostrum (preserving four teeth in situ) back to the level of the right supraorbital process (Figure 2.48), the right peri). Its type locality is Warriors' Rest, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian marine horizon in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Warriors' Rest
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