Extinct genus of freshwater dolphins
Pebanista Temporal range: Early to Middle Miocene
17–14 Ma
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The holotype skull of Pebanista from multiple angles.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Family:
Platanistidae
Genus:
Benites-Palomino et al. , 2024
Type species
Pebanista yacuruna † Benites-Palomino et al. , 2024
Pebanista Pebanista is most closely related to the extant Ganges and Indus river dolphins (Platanista ) of South Asia and shares no close relation to the modern Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis ) that inhabits the same region today. Like its close relatives, Pebanista possesses enlarged crests that would have covered the melon in life, possibly helping to focus their biosonar while hunting in murky waters. Pebanista further stands out as being the largest "river dolphin" yet discovered, reaching lengths between 2.8–3.47 m (9 ft 2 in – 11 ft 5 in) at minimum, much larger than the biggest recorded freshwater cetaceans of today. Given its relatively robust if elongated snout, it is thought that Pebanista was an active predator, profiting from the rich prey selection available to it in the enormous Pebas wetlands that covered South America during the early parts of the Miocene. Only a single species of Pebanista is known: P. yacuruna
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