Taxonavigation
Familia: †Albireonidae
Genus: †Albireo
Species: †Albireo whistleri
Name
Albireo whistleri Barnes, 1984: 31
Holotype: UCMP 314589 [formerly UCR 14589], cranium, periotics, tympanic bullae, ossicles, mandible with teeth, isolated teeth, complete postcranial skeleton lacking only terminal caudal vertebrae, pelvic bones, and some phalanges and metacarpals, all from one individual.
Type locality and horizon: UCR locality RV-7309, in Unit F, approximately 20 to 30 feet above the base of the Almejas Formation, latest Miocene, Baja California, Mexico.
Etymology: Named after dr. David P. Whistler, who collected the holotype [see Barnes 1984, p. 31]
References
Primary references
- Barnes, L. G. 1984. Fossil odontocetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Almejas Formation, Isla Cedros, Mexico. PaleoBios 42: 1–46. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
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