Mammalia - Cetacea - Odobenocetopsidae
Full reference: C. Muizon, D. P. Domning, and M. Parrish. 1999. Dimorphic tusks and adaptive strategies in a new species of walrus-like dolphin (Odobenocetopsidae) from the Pliocene of Peru. C. R. Academie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la terre et des planets 329:449-455
Belongs to Odobenocetops according to C. Muizon 2002
See also Muizon et al. 1999
Sister taxon: Odobenocetops peruvianus
Type specimen: SMNK 2492 Pal, a skull. Its type locality is Sacaco (SAO horizon), which is in a Tortonian/Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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