Isthminia

Ist-me-ne-ah.
By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2014, December 14). Isthminia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/isthminia/

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Name

Isthminia.

Phonetic

Ist-me-ne-ah.

Named By

N.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pyenson,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Velez-Juarbe,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Gutstein,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Little,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Vigil‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬O'Dea‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬mamamlia,‭ ‬Artiodacyla,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Iniidae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬panamensis‭

Size

About‭ ‬2.85‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Panama‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chagres Formation.

Time Period

Late Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Isthminia is a genus of river dolphin that lived in Central America during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Isthminia panamensis,‭ ‬a new fossil inioid‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea‭) ‬from the Chagres Formation of Panama and the evolution of‭ ‘‬river dolphins‭’ ‬in the Americas.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬3:e1227.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pyenson,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Velez-Juarbe,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Gutstein,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Little,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Vigil‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬O’Dea‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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