Eosqualodon

Eosqualodon Temporal range: Chattian-Aquitanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Superfamily:	Platanistoidea
Family:	† Squalodontidae
Genus:	† Eosqualodon Rothausen, 1968
Type species
†Eosqualodon langewieschei Rothausen, 1968
Other species
Eosqualodon latirostris(Capellini, 1903)

Eosqualodon is a genus of squalodontid odontocete from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene (Chattian-Aquitanian) of northwestern Germany and northeastern Italy.

Taxonomy and description

Two species are recognized, E. langewieschei and E. latirostris. The latter was originally described as a subspecies of Squalodon bariensis, S. b. latirostris, but is distinct from S. bariensis. Eosqualodon can be distinguished from Squalodon in having a broader rostral base, the caudal border of the external nares (blowhole) at the height of the caudal part of the orbits, and weakly developed intertemporal construction. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. K. Rothausen. 1968. Die systematische Stellung der europäischen Squalodontidae (Odontoceti, Mamm.). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 42(1-2):83-104.
2. G. Capellini. 1903. Avanzi di squalodonte nella Arenaria di Grumi dei Frati Presso Schio. Memorie della R. Accademia delle Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna 10:1-11