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Pliodelphis
Taxonomy
Pliodelphis was named by Belluzzo and Lambert (2021) [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9E1F-C0561ADC7EC8]. Its type is Pliodelphis doelensis.
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Belluzzo and Lambert (2021).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Belluzzo and Lambert (2021).
Species
P. doelensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2021 | Pliodelphis Belluzzo and Lambert p. 79 figs. Fig, 20-4 |
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G. †Pliodelphis Belluzzo and Lambert 2021
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†Pliodelphis doelensis Belluzzo and Lambert 2021
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Belluzzo and O. Lambert 2021 | This small size delphinid differs from other extinct and ex- tant members of the family based on the following unique combination of characters: dorsal exposure of maxilla on rostrum being significantly narrower than dorsal exposure of premaxilla at short distance anterior to antorbital notch; maximum opening of mesorostral groove being located ap- proximately at level of antorbital notches; transversely wide and anteroposteriorly long dorsal exposure of presphenoid anterior to bony nares, reaching anterior to level of antorbital notches; all dorsal infraorbital foramina being located pos- terior to level of premaxillary foramina; anteromedial sulcus being proportionally short, ending at a short distance ante- rior to antorbital notch; lateral margin of right premaxilla markedly and regularly convex on the neurocranium; and left premaxilla ending posteriorly before level of anterior margin of corresponding nasal, not contacting the latter (see detailed comparison with other delphinids below). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991 | |||||