EURHINODELPHINIDS FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE OF PERU: FIRST UNAMBIGUOUS RECORDS OF THESE HYPER-LONGIROSTRINE DOLPHINS OUTSIDE THE NORTH ATLANTIC REALM

EURHINODELPHINIDS FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE OF PERU: FIRST UNAMBIGUOUS RECORDS OF THESE HYPER-LONGIROSTRINE DOLPHINS OUTSIDE THE NORTH ATLANTIC REALM

Among the many hyper-longirostrine dolphins (Odontoceti) from the Miocene, members of the family Eurhinodelphinidae bear two highly distinctive cranial features: a long and edentulous premaxillary portion of the rostrum and a mandible that is significantly shorter than the rostrum. Until now, unamb...

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Main Authors: OLIVIER LAMBERT, CHRISTIAN DE MUIZON, RAFAEL M. VARAS-MALCA, MARIO URBINA, GIOVANNI BIANUCCI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 2021-01-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Cetacea; Odontoceti; Eurhinodelphinidae; Chilcatay Formation; Burdigalian; southeastern Pacific.
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/15124

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