A new shark-toothed dolphin (Cetacea Squalodontidae) from the upper Oligocene of New Zealand
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Vol. 2 (1), 61-68
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.1972.10423305
Abstract
A new genus and species of squalodont cetacean, based upon a pair of incomplete mandibles, are described from Duntroonian (Upper Oligocene) sediments from Fossil Point, N.W. Nelson. The mandibles indicate a genus allied to Squalodon Grateloup but differing in the presence of a small median third root on the molariform teeth.Keywords
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