Macrodelphinus
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| Genus: | Macrodelphinus
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| Species: | M. kelloggi
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Macrodelphinus kelloggi was an orca-sized relative of the cetacean Eurhinodelphis. It lived off the coast of what is now California during the early Miocene. Because of its size, and inch-long teeth, it is believed to have been an apex predator. Macrodelphinus is known from a fragmentary skull from southern California.Its inch-long teeth could inflict alot of damage to prey or rivals.Macrodelphinus could have hunted like todays killer whales (orca)and beach itself to catch prey like Enaliartos Emlongi and other marine life.
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