Sarmatodelphis moldavicus Kirpichnikov 1954 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae

Full reference: A. A. Kirpichnikov. 1954. Dva novykh roda delfinov iz sarmata SSSR. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 47:181-190

Belongs to Sarmatodelphis according to E. Kazár and D. Grigorescu 2005

See also Barnes 1978, Barnes 1985, Ichishima et al. 1995 and Kirpichnikov 1954

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN ?. Its type locality is Chisinau, which is in a Sarmatian marine horizon in Moldova.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Moldova (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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