Archaeodelphis

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Archaeodelphis
Temporal range: Late Oligocene, 28.4–23.0  Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Xenorophidae
Genus: Archaeodelphis
Allen, 1921
Species:
A. patrius
Binomial name
Archaeodelphis patrius
Allen, 1921

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 polydont teeth, like other xenorophids. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 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
  2. G. M. Allen. 1921. A new fossil cetacean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 65(1):1-14.