Mammalia - Cetacea - Delphinidae

Full reference: G. Bianucci, S. C. Vaiani, and S. Casati. 2009. A new delphinid record (Odontoceti, Cetacea) from the Early Pliocene of Tuscany (Central Italy): systematics and biostratigraphic considerations. Neus Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie Abhandlungen 254(3):275-292

Parent taxon: Delphinidae according to G. Bianucci et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Anacharsis, Australodelphis, Catodontina, Delphininae, Globicephalinae, Lagenorhynchina, Lagenorhynchus, Leucopleurus, Lissodelphininae, Monoceratina, Orcaella, Orcaellinae, Orcina, Orcininae, Orcinus, Septidelphis, Steno, Stenonina, Stenoninae

Subtaxa: Etruridelphis giulii

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Type: Delphinus giulii

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore