†Arimidelphis sorbinii Bianucci 2005 (dolphin)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci. 2005. Arimidelphis sorbinii a new small killer whale-like dolphin from the Pliocene of Marecchia River (Central eastern Italy) and a phylogenetic analysis of the Orcininae (Cetacea: Odontoceti). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 111(2):329-344
Belongs to Arimidelphis according to M. Murakami et al. 2014
See also Bianucci 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: S.A.E. 39756, a partial skeleton (partial skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Poggio Berni, which is in a Piacenzian/Gelasian marine marl in Italy.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Poggio Berni
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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