Globicephala etruriae

Globicephala etruriae; Temporal range: Pliocene
	Lower mandible
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Globicephala
Species:	G. etruriae
Binomial name
	Globicephala etruriae; Pilleri, 1987

Globicephala etruriae is an extinct species of pilot whale from the Pliocene of Italy. The type specimen was found in the Piacenzian coastal claystone at Volterra. It was named in 1987 by G. Pilleri.[1]

References

"Globicephala etruriae Pilleri 1987 (pilot whale) Osteichthyes - Delphinoidea - Delphinidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63831 Full reference: G. Pilleri. 1987. The Cetacea of the Italian Pliocene 1-160 Belongs to Globicephala according to G. Bianucci et al. 1998".

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[1] "Globicephala etruriae Pilleri 1987 (pilot whale) Osteichthyes - Delphinoidea - Delphinidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63831 Full reference: G. Pilleri. 1987. The Cetacea of the Italian Pliocene 1-160 Belongs to Globicephala according to G. Bianucci et al. 1998".