Ischyrorhynchus

Ischyrorhynchus; Temporal range: 11.608–7.246 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Messinian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Platanistidae
Genus:	† Ischyrorhynchus ; Ameghino, 1891
Species
	†I. vanbenedeni (type); Ameghino, 1891;
Synonyms
	Anisodelphis; Rovereto, 1915;

Last updated February 03, 2026

Ischyrorhynchus is an extinct genus of probable iniid river dolphins from South America. One species has been described, I. vanbenedeni.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 Ischyrorhynchus in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved January 2022.
1 2 3 Ameghino, Florentino (1891). Caracteres diagnosticos de cincuenta especies nuevas de mamiferos fosiles argentinos. Argentina de Historia Natural. 1 (3): 129–167.

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[Paleodb-42945-1] 1 2 3 Ischyrorhynchus in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved January 2022.

[ameghino1891-2] 1 2 3 Ameghino, Florentino (1891). Caracteres diagnosticos de cincuenta especies nuevas de mamiferos fosiles argentinos. Argentina de Historia Natural. 1 (3): 129–167.

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