Delphinavus newhalli Lull 1914 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: R. S. Lull. 1914. Fossil dolphin from California. American journal of Science 37:209-220

Belongs to Delphinavus according to R. S. Lull 1914

See also Barnes 1977, Hay 1930 and Uhen et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YPM 10040, a skeleton. Its type locality is Suey Ranch, which is in a Clarendonian marine sandstone in the Monterey Formation of California.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Suey Ranch

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