Archaeodelphis
Archaeodelphis is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete cetacean from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits in South Carolina, and belonging to the family Xenorophidae.
| Archaeodelphis Temporal range: Late Oligocene, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Xenorophidae |
| Genus: | †Archaeodelphis Allen, 1921 |
| Species: | †A. patrius |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archaeodelphis patrius Allen, 1921 | |
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