Cotylocara
Cotylocara is a genus of primitive odontocete from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits of the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina belonging to Xenorophidae.
Cotylocara | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Xenorophidae |
Genus: | †Cotylocara Geisler et al., 2014 |
Type species | |
Cotylocara macei Geisler et al., 2014 (type) |
Paleobiology
Cotylocara was capable of echolocation like modern dolphins, as evidenced by its dense, thick and downturned rostrum, air sac fossae, cranial asymmetry, and exceptionally broad maxillae.[1]
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References
- Jonathan H. Geisler, Matthew W. Colbert, James L. Carew., 2014. A new fossil species supports an early origin for toothed whale echolocation. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/nature13086
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