Mammalia - Cetacea - Pontoporiidae
Alternative combinations: Delphinus (Pontistes) rectifrons, Delphinus rectifrons, Palaeopontoporia rectifrons
Synonyms: Delphinus paranensis Bravard 1859, Palaeopontoporia paranense Doering 1882, Palaeopontoporia paranensis Bravard 1859, Pontoporia paranensis Bravard 1859
Full reference: A. Bravard. 1858. Monografia de los terrenos marinos terciarios, de las cercanias del Parana. Annales Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3:45-94
Belongs to Pontistes according to M. A. Cozzuol 2010
See also Ameghino 1889, Ameghino 1891, Bravard 1858, Burmeister 1885, Burmeister 1891, Cozzuol 1985, Doering 1882, Gervais and Ameghino 1880, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Uhen 2500
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Pontistes rectifrons: Its type locality is Barrancas del Rio Parana, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine siltstone/sandstone in the Entre Rios Formation of Argentina
- Palaeopontoporia paranense:
- Pontoporia paranensis:
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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