Scaldicetus degiorgii Varola et al. 1988 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: A. Varola, W. Landini, and G. Pilleri. 1988. A new Scaldicetus (Cetacea: Physeteridae) from the Pietra Leccese, Late Miocene. Investigations on Cetacea 21:16-38

Belongs to Scaldicetus according to O. Hampe 2006

See also Varola et al. 1988

Sister taxa: Otaria prisca, Scaldicetus antwerpiensis, Scaldicetus bellunensis, Scaldicetus caretti, Scaldicetus crispus, Scaldicetus grandis, Scaldicetus inflatus, Scaldicetus macgeei, Scaldicetus minor, Scaldicetus perpinguis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pietra Leccese, which is in a Burdigalian/Messinian transition zone/lower shoreface limestone in the Pietra Leccese Formation of Italy

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pietra Leccese

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