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Parapontoporia

January 01, 1970

Parapontoporia is an extinct genus of dolphin that lived off the Pacific coast of North America from the Late Miocene until the genus' extinction during the Pliocene.[1][2] It is related to the baiji.[3] Fossils have been found in California (Tulare Formation) and Mexico (Almejas Formation). The Tulare Formation is predominately freshwater, which suggests Parapontoporia may have been tolerant of both salt and fresh water.[3]

Parapontoporia
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Pliocene
Reconstruction of Parapontoporia pacifica (top) with the fossil porpoise Piscolithax tedfordi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Lipotidae
Genus: †Parapontoporia
Barnes, 1984
Type species
†Parapontoporia pacifica
Species
  • P. pacifica Barnes, 1984
  • P. sternbergi Gregory and Kellogg, 1927
  • P. wilsoni Barnes, 1985
Skull (left), along with the skull of Semirostrum.

References edit

  1. ^ Barnes, L.G. (July 1984). "Fossil odontocetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Almejas Formation, Isla Cedros, Mexico". PaleoBios. 42: 1–46.
  2. ^ The Paleobiology Database
  3. ^ a b Boessenecker, Robert W.; Poust, Ashley W. (2015). "Freshwater occurrence of the extinct dolphin Parapontoporia (Cetacea: Lipotidae) from the upper Pliocene nonmarine Tulare Formation of California". Palaeontology. 58 (3): 489–496. Bibcode:2015Palgy..58..489B. doi:10.1111/pala.12153. S2CID 128980362.
  • SDNHM Fossil Mysteries Field Guide: Long-snouted Dolphin


 

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January 01, 1970
parapontoporia, extinct, genus, dolphin, that, lived, pacific, coast, north, america, from, late, miocene, until, genus, extinction, during, pliocene, related, baiji, fossils, have, been, found, california, tulare, formation, mexico, almejas, formation, tulare. Parapontoporia is an extinct genus of dolphin that lived off the Pacific coast of North America from the Late Miocene until the genus extinction during the Pliocene 1 2 It is related to the baiji 3 Fossils have been found in California Tulare Formation and Mexico Almejas Formation The Tulare Formation is predominately freshwater which suggests Parapontoporia may have been tolerant of both salt and fresh water 3 ParapontoporiaTemporal range Late Miocene Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Reconstruction of Parapontoporia pacifica top with the fossil porpoise Piscolithax tedfordi Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Infraorder Cetacea Family Lipotidae Genus ParapontoporiaBarnes 1984 Type species Parapontoporia pacifica Species P pacifica Barnes 1984 P sternbergi Gregory and Kellogg 1927 P wilsoni Barnes 1985 Skull left along with the skull of Semirostrum References edit Barnes L G July 1984 Fossil odontocetes Mammalia Cetacea from the Almejas Formation Isla Cedros Mexico PaleoBios 42 1 46 The Paleobiology Database a b Boessenecker Robert W Poust Ashley W 2015 Freshwater occurrence of the extinct dolphin Parapontoporia Cetacea Lipotidae from the upper Pliocene nonmarine Tulare Formation of California Palaeontology 58 3 489 496 Bibcode 2015Palgy 58 489B doi 10 1111 pala 12153 S2CID 128980362 SDNHM Fossil Mysteries Field Guide Long snouted Dolphin nbsp Palaeontology portal nbsp This prehistoric cetacean related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parapontoporia amp oldid 1215029968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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