†Albireo whistleri Barnes 1984 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Albireonidae
Full reference: L. G. Barnes. 1984. Fossil odontocetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Almejas Formation, Isla Cedros, Mexico. PaleoBios 42:1-46
Belongs to Albireo according to J. H. Geisler et al. 2011
See also Barnes 1984, Barnes 2008, Uhen et al. 2008 and Vidal 1991
Sister taxon: Albireo savagei
Type specimen: UCR 14589, a skeleton (complete skull & skeleton). Its type locality is Kilmer's Discovery Locality, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Almejas Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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