| 词条 | Cotylocara |
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| fossil_range = Late Oligocene, {{Fossil range|28.4|23.0}} | image=Cotylocara.jpg | taxon = Cotylocara | authority = Geisler et al., 2014 | subdivision_ranks = Species | type_species = Cotylocara macei | type_species_authority = Geisler et al., 2014 (type) }} Cotylocara is a genus of primitive odontocete from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits of the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina belonging to Xenorophidae. PaleobiologyCotylocara was capable of echolocation like modern dolphins, as evidenced by its dense, thick and downturned rostrum, air sac fossae, cranial asymmetry, and exceptionally broad maxillae.[1]References1. ^Jonathan H. Geisler, Matthew W. Colbert, James L. Carew., 2014. A new fossil species supports an early origin for toothed whale echolocation. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/nature13086 {{Taxonbar|from=Q21590653}}{{paleo-whale-stub}} 2 : Oligocene cetaceans|Fossil taxa described in 2014 |
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