| Macrosqualodelphis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Squalodelphinidae |
| Genus: | †Macrosqualodelphis Bianucciet al. 2018 |
| Species: | †M. ukupachai |
| Binomial name | |
| †Macrosqualodelphis ukupachai Bianucciet al. 2018 | |
Macrosqualodelphis is anextinctgenus ofriver dolphins from theEarly Miocene (Burdigalian)Chilcatay Formation of thePisco Basin, Peru. Thetype species isM. ukupachai.
Macrosqualodelphis is distinguished from other squalodelphinids by its larger size (3.5 metres (11 ft)) and a less abrupt anterior tapering of rostrum in dorsal view, U-shaped left antorbital notch prominent nuchal crest higher than the frontals and nasals at the vertex, a thinner, blade-like lateral margin of the posterior portion of the rostrum, and a more voluminous temporal fossa and larger teeth.[1]