A squalodontid whale from the early Miocene near Blanchetown, South Australia. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pledge, Neville S.
• Is Part Of: Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Volume 144:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Squalodontid whale -- mandible -- Miocene -- River Murray -- South Australia; Science -- Periodicals; Science -- Australia -- South Australia -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 500.994
• DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2020.1725850
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0372-1426

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The discovery and collection of a fragmentary skeleton found in cliffs of the early Miocene Mannum Formation near Blanchetown, on the River Murray in South Australia, are recounted, and the specimen identified as that of a rare squalodontid whale, on the basis of a near-complete mandible retaining two dentate, triangular posterior teeth.