Macrosqualodelphis

Mak-ro-skwal-o-del-fis.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2013, December 15). Macrosqualodelphis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/macrosqualodelphis/

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Name

Macrosqualodelphis.

Phonetic

Mak-ro-skwal-o-del-fis.

Named By

G.‭ ‬Bianucci,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Bosio,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Malinverno,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Muizon,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Villa,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Urbina‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Squalodelphinidae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬ukupachai‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬3.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chilcatay Formation.

Time Period

Burdigalian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Macrosqualodelphis is a genus of river dolphin that is known to have lived in waters of Peruvian South America during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new large squalodelphinid‭ (‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Odontoceti‭) ‬from Peru sheds light on the Early Miocene platanistoid disparity and ecology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Royal Society Open Science‭ ‬5‭(‬4‭)‬:172302.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Bianucci,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Bosio,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Malinverno,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Muizon,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Villa,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Urbina‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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