†Sarmatodelphis moldavicus Kirpichnikov 1954 (toothed whale)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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