Arimidelphis

Arimidelphis is an extinct genus of toothed whale from the Piacenzian and Gelasian ages of the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene, containing only the species A. sorbinii. It was described by Giovanni Bianucci in 2005.

Etymology

This genus was named after Ariminus, the Latin name of the Marecchia river.

Taxonomy

When Arimidelphis was first described in 2005, it was placed in the subfamily Orcininae. Later, in 2014, it was moved to the family Delphinidae.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in northern Italy.