| Ischyrorhynchus | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Platanistidae |
| Genus: | † Ischyrorhynchus Ameghino, 1891 [2] |
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Ischyrorhynchus is an extinct genus of probable platanistid river dolphins from South America. One species has been described, I. vanbenedeni.
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