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Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inermorostrum is a genus of primitive odontocete from early Oligocene (Rupelian) marine deposits in South Carolina. It belongs to the family Xenorophidae.
Inermorostrum Temporal range: Early Oligocene, | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Xenorophidae |
Genus: | †Inermorostrum Boessenecker et al., 2017 |
Species: | †I. xenops |
Binomial name | |
†Inermorostrum xenops Boessenecker et al., 2017 | |
Inermorostrum is largely distinguished from other xenorophiids in having a greatly reduced rostrum devoid of functional teeth. The short, toothless rostrum is unusual for early odontocetes, showing that Inermorostrum mostly preyed on squids and other marine invertebrates by means of suction-feeding.[1]
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