Extinct iniid dolphin
Saurocetes Temporal range:
9.0–7.246 Ma
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Family:
Iniidae
Genus:
† Saurocetes Burmeister, 1871[2]
Species
† S. argentinus (type) Burmeister, 1871[2]
† S. gigas Cozzuol, 1988[3]
Synonyms
Pontoplanoides Ameghino, 1891[1]
Saurodelphis Burmeister, 1891[1]
Saurocetes is an extinct genus of probable iniid river dolphins from South America. Two species have been described: S. argentinus and S. gigas . It has been suggested that Saurocetes is a synonym of the possible platanistid Ischyrorhynchus .[4] [5]
^ a b c Saurocetes in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved January 2022.
^ a b Burmeister, Hermann (1871). "VI.—On Saurocetes argentinus, a new type of Zeuglodontidæ. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology . 4 (7): 51–55.
^ Cozzuol, Mario (1988). "Una nueva especie de Saurodelphis Burmeister, 1891 (Cetacea: Iniidae) del "Mesopotamiense" (Mioceno Tardio-Plioceno Temprano) de la Provincia de Entre Rios, Argentina." Ameghiniana . 25 (1): 39–45.
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