Eurhinodelphis

Taxobox
name = "Eurhinodelphis"
fossil_range = Mid to Late Miocene

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Macrodelphinus" and "Eurhinodelphis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Cetacea
subordo = Odontoceti
familia = Rhabdosteidae
genus = "Eurhinodelphis"
genus_authority = Du Bus, 1867
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* "E. ambiguus"
* "E. cocheuteuxi"
* "E. longirostris"

"Eurhinodelphis" ('true-nosed dolphin') is an extinct genus of Miocene cetacean. Its fossils have been found in France, Belgium, and California.

Description

The 2 m (6 ft 8 in) long creature, related to modern porpoises, probably hunted using echolocation. "Eurhinodelphis"'s upper jaw was elongated into a sharp tip highly similar to that of the swordfish, sailfish, marlin and the ichthyosaur "Eurhinosaurus". Most likely, "Eurhinodelphis" used it like these creatures- to hit or stab prey. It also had long, sharp teeth.

"Eurhinodelphis" was closely related to the orca-sized "Macrodelphinus".