Amphidelphis Lambert et al. 2025 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: O. Lambert, C. de Muizon, R. F. Bennion, M. Urbina, and G. Bianucci. 2025. New data on archaic homodont odontocetes from the Early Miocene of Peru reveal a second species of Chilcacetus Lambert, Muizon &, Bianucci, 2015 and a Southern Hemisphere record for a northeastern Pacific species. Geodiversitas 47(9):369-405

Parent taxon: Odontoceti according to O. Lambert et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Acrodelphinidae, Agorophioidea, Agriocetus, Amblyoccipita, Argyrocetus, Ashleycetidae, Atropatenocetus, Aureia, Balaenodon, Belosphys, Berardiopsis, Caolodelphis, Cetophis, Champsodelphis, Champsodelphis italicus, Chilcacetus, Colophonodon, Delphinapterus orcinus, Delphinida, Delphinoceti, Delphinodon mento, Delphinopsis, Delphinorhynchus, Delphinus baltringii, Delphinus domeykoi, Delphinus restitutensis, Delphinus taramelli, Delphinus vanzelleri, Dinoziphius, Ediscetus, Enigmatocetus, Eurhinodelphinida, Eurhinodelphinidae, Eurhinodelphis minoensis, Eurhinodelphis sassariensis, Graamocetus, Graphiodon, Helvicetus, Helvicetus rugosus, Hesperocetus, Hesperoinia, Homaeocetus, Homocetus villersii, Hyperoodontoidea, Inticetidae, Ixacanthus, Kharthlidelphis, Lonchodelphis, Macrochirifer, Macrodelphinus, Mesoplodontidae, Microcetus, Miokogia, Miotursiops, Mirocetidae, Monodontoidea, Nannolithax, Neosqualodon, Oedolithax, Oligodelphis, Oligosqualodon, Palaeoziphius, Pandelphinida, Panphyseteroidea, Parapontoporiidae, Parasqualodon, Patriocetidae, Pelodelphis, Phoberodon, Phoca debilis, Phoca rugosidens, Phococetus, Physeteroidea, Physetodon, Platanidelphidi, Platanistida, Platanistoidea, Platydelphis, Pontivaga, Priscodelphinus, Priscodelphinus teres, Priscophyseter, Priscophyseter typus, Proinia, Prolipotes, Prophyseter, Prosqualodon, Prosqualodon hamiltoni, Proterocetus, Rhabdosteoidea, Rhabdosteus, Rhabodosteus, Romaleodelphis, Sachalinocetus, Saurocetus, Saurocetus gibbesii, Scaptodon, Scaptodon lodderi, Squaloceti, Squalodelphis pusillus, Squalodon (Microzeuglodon) wingei, Squalodon crassus, Squalodon imperator, Squalodon linzianus, Squalodon molassicus, Squalodon pelagius, Squalodon vocontiorum, Squalodon wymanii, Squalodontidae, Squalodontoidea, Stereodelphis, Sulakocetus, Synrhina, Tretosphys, Tretosphys uraeus, Uncamentodon, Xenorophidae, Zignodelphinidae, Ziphioidea, Susuoidea, Susoidea

Subtaxa: none

Type: Acrodelphis bakersfieldensis

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Amphidelphis in the database

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