Lipotidae is a family of river dolphins containing the possibly extinct baiji of China and the fossil genus Parapontoporia from the Late Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific coast of North America.[1][2] The genus Prolipotes, which is based on a mandible fragment from Neogene coastal deposits in Guangxi, China,[3] has been classified as an extinct relative of the baiji, but is dubious.[4]
The only species of the Lipotidae family that has flourished until recent times is the Lipotes vexillifer, which lives in the Yangtze River system, but its population has declined drastically since the second half of the 20th century due to the severe aggression of industrial and fishing activities in China, and is thought to have become extinct in the early 21st century.[5]
^Barnes, L.G., 1984. Fossil odontocetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Almejas Formation, Isla Cedros, Mexico. PaleoBios 42:1-46
^L. G. Barnes. 1985. Fossil pontoporiid dolphins (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Pacific Coast of North America. Contributions in Science 363:1-34.
^K. Zhou, M. Zhou, and Z. Zhao. 1984. First discovery of a Tertiary platanistoid fossil from Asia. Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute 35:173-181.
^N. D. Pyenson. 2009. Requiem for Lipotes: An evolutionary perspective on marine mammal extinction. Marine Mammal Evolution 25(3):714-724
^United States, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources; Baiji/Chinese River Dolphin/Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) 5-year review : summary and evaluation; 2017 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/16394
lipotidae, family, river, dolphins, containing, possibly, extinct, baiji, china, fossil, genus, parapontoporia, from, late, miocene, pliocene, pacific, coast, north, america, genus, prolipotes, which, based, mandible, fragment, from, neogene, coastal, deposits. Lipotidae is a family of river dolphins containing the possibly extinct baiji of China and the fossil genus Parapontoporia from the Late Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific coast of North America 1 2 The genus Prolipotes which is based on a mandible fragment from Neogene coastal deposits in Guangxi China 3 has been classified as an extinct relative of the baiji but is dubious 4 LipotidaeTemporal range Miocene Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NLipotes vexilliferScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder ArtiodactylaInfraorder CetaceaParvorder OdontocetiClade DelphinidaSuperfamily LipotoideaFamily LipotidaeZhou Qian amp Li 1978GeneraSee textThe only species of the Lipotidae family that has flourished until recent times is the Lipotes vexillifer which lives in the Yangtze River system but its population has declined drastically since the second half of the 20th century due to the severe aggression of industrial and fishing activities in China and is thought to have become extinct in the early 21st century 5 The putative kentriodontid Lophocetus pappus is a possible relative of Lipotidae 6 Genera and Species edit Lipotes Lipotes vexillifer Parapontoporia P pacifica P sternbergi P wilsoni Prolipotes P yujiangensisReferences edit Barnes L G 1984 Fossil odontocetes Mammalia Cetacea from the Almejas Formation Isla Cedros Mexico PaleoBios 42 1 46 L G Barnes 1985 Fossil pontoporiid dolphins Mammalia Cetacea from the Pacific Coast of North America Contributions in Science 363 1 34 K Zhou M Zhou and Z Zhao 1984 First discovery of a Tertiary platanistoid fossil from Asia Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute 35 173 181 N D Pyenson 2009 Requiem for Lipotes An evolutionary perspective on marine mammal extinction Marine Mammal Evolution 25 3 714 724 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources Baiji Chinese River Dolphin Yangtze River dolphin Lipotes vexillifer 5 year review summary and evaluation 2017 https repository library noaa gov view noaa 16394 Olivier Lambert Giovanni Bianucci Mario Urbina Jonathan H Geisler A new inioid Cetacea Odontoceti Delphinida from the Miocene of Peru and the origin of modern dolphin and porpoise families Zool J Linn Soc 2017 179 4 919 946 doi 10 1111 zoj 12479 https academic oup com zoolinnean article 179 4 919 3076080 A new inioid Cetacea Odontoceti Delphinida from guestAccessKey 3b956b95 d215 488a 8d90 1cff59554290 63703008 https nhpbs org wild lipotidae asp nbsp This Cetacean related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lipotidae amp oldid 1150116181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
