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Macrodelphinus

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Macrodelphinus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Late Miocene
Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis.
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Macrodelphinus
Wilson 1935
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M. kelloggi
Wilson 1935

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.

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