†Parapontoporia wilsoni Barnes 1985 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Lipotidae
Full reference: L. G. Barnes. 1985. Fossil pontoporiid dolphins (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Pacific Coast of North America. Contributions in Science 363:1-34
Belongs to Parapontoporia according to J. H. Geisler et al. 2011
See also Barnes 1985 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Parapontoporia pacifica, Parapontoporia sternbergi
Type specimen: UCMP 83790. Its type locality is Manresa Beach, north, which is in a Tortonian coastal horizon in the Purisima Formation of California.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Manresa Beach, north
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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