Eurhinodelphinidae

Eurhinodelphinidae
Temporal range: 23.3–11.11 Ma
Oligocene to Miocene[1]
Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Infraorder:Cetacea
Superfamily:†Eurhinodelphinoidea
Family:†Eurhinodelphinidae
Genera

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Eurhinodelphinidae is an extinct family of toothed whales which lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene.[1] Members of the family possessed an elongated jaw similar in appearance to a swordfish.

Taxonomy

Skeleton of Xiphiacetus bossi

References

  1. 1 2 http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=53264&is_real_user=1


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