Pictodelphis

Pictodelphis; Temporal range: Middle Miocene (Langhian); ~15.97–13.82 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Clade:	Delphinida
Genus:	† Pictodelphis ; Godfrey & Lambert, 2023
Type species
	† Pictodelphis kidwellae;

Last updated June 21, 2025

Pictodelphis was a genus of basal delphinidan from the Calvert Formation (Plum Point Member), dating back to the Miocene of Maryland, USA.^[1] It is known from one species, Pictodelphis kidwellae.

References

↑ Godfrey, Stephen J., ed. (2023). "The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2: Turtles and Toothed Whales". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. doi:10.5479/si.23847438. ISSN 0081-0266.

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[1] Godfrey, Stephen J., ed. (2023). "The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2: Turtles and Toothed Whales". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. doi:10.5479/si.23847438. ISSN 0081-0266.

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