Huaridelphis
Huaridelphis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Squalodelphinidae |
Genus: | †Huaridelphis Lambert et al. 2014 |
Species: | †H. raimondii
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Binomial name | |
†Huaridelphis raimondii Lambert et al. 2014
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Huaridelphis is an
Etymology
The genus name is derived from the name of the
Description
H. raimondii was a relatively small squalodelphinid, with a bizygomatic breadth of 207 millimetres (8.1 in) and a condylobasal length of 494 millimetres (19.4 in). The rostrum, which was only slightly dorsoventrally flattened, and made up only 67% of the condylobasal length, considerably less than most squalodelphinids. The antorbital notches were V-shaped and asymmetrical, with the right notch farther back on the head than the left one. The species had 28-30 teeth per top row, with alveoli ranging in diameter between 3.7 and 5.5 millimetres (0.15 and 0.22 in). Teeth ranged from 3.35 to 6.4 millimetres (0.132 to 0.252 in) high at the crown. Ribs measured around 260 millimetres (10 in).[1]
Discovery
Fossils of H. raimondii have been recovered from the
Habitat
The specimens date from the
References
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