EURHINODELPHINIDS FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE OF PERU: FIRST UNAMBIGUOUS RECORDS OF THESE HYPER-LONGIROSTRINE DOLPHINS OUTSIDE THE NORTH ATLANTIC REALM

• Main Authors: OLIVIER LAMBERT, CHRISTIAN DE MUIZON, RAFAEL M. VARAS-MALCA, MARIO URBINA, GIOVANNI BIANUCCI
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Milano University Press 2021
• Subjects: Cetacea; Odontoceti; Eurhinodelphinidae; Chilcatay Formation; Burdigalian; southeastern Pacific; Geology; QE1-996.5; Paleontology; QE701-760; Pacific; Pisco; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/15124; https://doaj.org/article/b38e31228c114a0c863abd3a9e4184c9

Among the many hyper-longirostrine dolphins (Odontoceti) from the Miocene, members of the family Eurhinodelphinidae bear two highly distinctive cranial features: a long and edentulous premaxillary portion of the rostrum and a mandible that is significantly shorter than the rostrum. Until now, unambi...