Archaeodelphis
Archaeodelphis Temporal range: Late Oligocene,
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Xenorophidae |
Genus: | †Archaeodelphis Allen, 1921 |
Type species | |
Archaeodelphis patrius Allen, 1921
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Archaeodelphis is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete cetacean from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits in South Carolina, and belonging to the family Xenorophidae.
Description[]
Archaeodelphis has teeth, like other xenorophids.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ M. D. Uhen. 2008. A new Xenorophus-like odontocete cetacean from the Oligocene of North Carolina and a discussion of the basal odontocete radiation. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6(4):433-452
- ^ G. M. Allen. 1921. A new fossil cetacean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 65(1):1-14.
Categories:
- Oligocene cetaceans
- Fossil taxa described in 1921
- Prehistoric cetacean stubs