Ischyrorhynchus

Ischyrorhynchus
Temporal range: 11.608–7.246 Ma
↓
 Messinian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Platanistidae
Genus: †Ischyrorhynchus
Ameghino, 1891[2]
Species
  • †I. vanbenedeni (type)
    Ameghino, 1891[2]
Synonyms
  • Anisodelphis
    Rovereto, 1915[1]

Ischyrorhynchus is an extinct genus of probable platanistid river dolphins from South America. One species has been described, I. vanbenedeni.

References

  1. ^ a b Ischyrorhynchus in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ameghino, Florentino (1891). Caracteres diagnosticos de cincuenta especies nuevas de mamiferos fosiles argentinos. Argentina de Historia Natural. 1 (3): 129–167.


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