Macrodelphinus

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Macrodelphinus
Fossil range: Mid to Late Miocene
Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis.
Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Odontoceti
Family: Eurhinodelphinidae
Genus: Macrodelphinus
Species: M. kelloggi

Macrodelphinus kelloggi ("Kellog's Giant Dolphin") was an orca-sized relative of the cetacean Eurhinodelphis. It lived off the coast of what is now California during the mid to late Miocene. Because of its size, and inch-long teeth, it is believed to have been an apex predator.


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