Parapontoporia
Sign in to saveParapontoporia is an extinct genus of lipotoid dolphin that lived during the Late Miocene to the Pliocene epochs. This genus can be found attributed across the North American coast of the Pacific Ocean. Fossils have been found in Tulare Formation of California and the Almejas Formation of Mexico.
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Parapontoporia is an extinct genus of lipotoid dolphin that lived during the Late Miocene to the Pliocene epochs. This genus can be found attributed across the North American coast of the Pacific Ocean. Fossils have been found in Tulare Formation of California and the Almejas Formation of Mexico.
== Taxonomy == Parapontoporia is a member of the family Lipotidae meaning that it is closely related and likely a sister taxon to the baiji (Chinese river dolphin). Within this genus there are three species; P. pacifica (type species), P. sternbergi and P. wilsoni.
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