Macrodelphinus
Sign in to saveMacrodelphinus is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete known from Early Miocene marine deposits in California.
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It is catalogued under topics including Fossil taxa described in 1935, Miocene cetaceans and Miocene mammals of North America.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Parent taxon
- Eurhinodelphinidae
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Macrodelphinus is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete known from Early Miocene marine deposits in California.
==Biology== Macrodelphinus was an orca-sized odontocete similar to members of Eurhinodelphinidae in having a swordfish-like rostrum and upper jaw. Because of its size, and inch-long teeth, it is believed to have been an apex predator.
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