Pictodelphis

Pictodelphis
Temporal range: Middle Miocene (Langhian)
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Clade: Delphinida
Genus: †
Godfrey & Lambert, 2023
Type species
† Pictodelphis kidwellae

Pictodelphis was a genus of basal delphinidan from the Calvert Formation (Plum Point Member), dating back to the Miocene of Maryland, USA.[1] It is known from one species, Pictodelphis kidwellae.

References

  1. ^ Godfrey, Stephen J., ed. (2023). "The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2: Turtles and Toothed Whales". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. doi:10.5479/si.23847438. ISSN 0081-0266.
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