Sinanodelphis izumidaensis Makiyama 1936 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: J. Makiyama. 1936. Sinanodelphis izumidaenis, a new Miocene dolphin of Japan. Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto Imperial University, Series B 11(2):115-134

Belongs to Sinanodelphis according to M. Murakami et al. 2014

See also Makiyama 1936

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Izumeda, which is in a Langhian marine shale in the Bessho Formation of Japan

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Izumeda

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