Sagmatias australis Peale 1848 (dolphin)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae
Alternative combinations: Lagenorhynchus australis, Phocoena australis
Synonyms: Lissodelphis chiloensis Philippi 1900, Tursio chiloensis Philippi 1900
Belongs to Sagmatias according to N. L. Vollmer et al. 2019
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Hershkovitz 1966, Jefferson 2021, LeDuc et al. 1999, Mead and Brownell 2005, Perrin et al. 2013, Rice 1998 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Sagmatias amblodon, Sagmatias cruciger, Sagmatias obliquidens, Sagmatias obscurus
Type specimens:
- Sagmatias australis: none designated
- Tursio chiloensis:
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Argentina (1), Chile (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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