Septidelphis
Extinct genus of mammals
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Septidelphis is an extinct genus of oceanic dolphins belonging to the family (Delphinidae). The type species is Septidelphis morii.
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| Fossil skull of Septidelphis morii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | †Septidelphis Bianucci, 2013 |
| Species: | †S. morii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Septidelphis morii Bianucci, 2013 | |
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil records from the late Zanclean–early Piacenzian (Pliocene) (age range: from 3.81 to 3.19 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata of Piedmont (northern Italy).[1][2]
The holotype is currently housed and displayed in Asti's Paleontological Museum.