| Arimidelphis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | †Arimidelphis |
| Species: | †A. sorbinii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Arimidelphis sorbinii Bianucci, 2005 | |
Arimidelphis is an extinct genus of toothed whale from the Piacenzian and Gelasian ages of the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene,[2] containing only the species A. sorbinii.[1] It was described by Giovanni Bianucci in 2005.[3]
Etymology
[edit]This genus was named after Ariminus, the Latin name of the Marecchia river.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]When Arimidelphis was first described in 2005, it was placed in the subfamily Orcininae. Later, in 2014, it was moved to the family Delphinidae.[1][4]
Distribution
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Arimidelphis †". Mindat. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Arimidelphis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 Bianucci, Giovanni (31 July 2005). "Arimidelphis sorbinii: a new small killer whale-like dolphin from the Pliocene of Marecchia river (Central Eastern Italy) and a phylogenetic analysis of the Orcininae (Cetacea: Odontoceti)". Rivista italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 111 (2): 329–344. doi:10.13130/2039-4942/6324. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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