Dilophodelphis
Extinct genus of dolphins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dilophodelphis is an extinct genus of river dolphin from Early Miocene (Burdigalian) marine deposits in Oregon. The type species, Dilophodelphis fordycei, was named in 2017.[1]
Quick Facts Dilophodelphis Temporal range: Early Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Dilophodelphis Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
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3D model of a Dilophodelphis fordycei skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Genus: | †Dilophodelphis Boersma, McMurry, and Pyenson, 2017 |
Species: | †D. fordycei |
Binomial name | |
†Dilophodelphis fordycei Boersma, McMurry, and Pyenson, 2017 | |
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