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Pictodelphis

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Pictodelphis
Temporal range: Middle Miocene (Langhian)
~15.97–13.82 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Clade: Delphinida
Genus: †Pictodelphis
Godfrey & Lambert, 2023
Type species
† Pictodelphis kidwellae

Pictodelphis was a genus of basal delphinidan from the Calvert Formation (Plum Point Member), dating back to the Miocene of Maryland, USA.[1] It is known from one species, Pictodelphis kidwellae.

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