Dilophodelphis

Di-lof-o-del-fiss.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, September 29). Dilophodelphis. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/dilophodelphis/

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Name

Dilophodelphis ‭(‬Two crested delphis‭)‬.

Phonetic

Di-lof-o-del-fiss.

Named By

A.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Boersma,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬McCurry‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pyenson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Platanistoidea.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬fordycei‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Oregon.

Time Period

Burdigalian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Dilophodelphis is a genus of river dolphin that lived during the Miocene.‭ ‬The genus name means two crested delphis‭ (‬delphis being a reference to the dolphin family‭)‬.‭ ‬This is because the skull of Dilophodelphis has two crests of bone.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new fossil dolphin Dilophodelphis fordycei provides insight into the evolution of supraorbital crests in Platanistoidea‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Royal Society Open Science.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Boersma,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬McCurry‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Pyenson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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