†Idiorophus bolzanensis Dal Piaz 1916 (sperm whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Alternative combination: Scaldicetus bolzanensis
Full reference: G. Dal Piaz. 1916. Gli Odontoceti del Miocene Bellunese: Scaldicetus bolzanensis. Memoirie dell'Instituto geologico della R. Università di Padova 5(9):86-92
Belongs to Idiorophus according to O. Hampe 2006
See also Dal Piaz 1916 and Kazár 2002
Sister taxon: Idiorophus patagonicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bolzano, which is in a Burdigalian marine sandstone in Italy
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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