Cotylocara
{{Short description|Extinct genus of odontocete cetaceans}}
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| fossil_range = Late Oligocene, {{Fossil range|28.4|23.0}}
| image = Cotylocara macei.jpg
| image_caption = Life restoration
| genus = Cotylocara
| parent_authority = Geisler et al., 2014
| species = macei
| authority = Geisler et al., 2014 (type)
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Cotylocara is a genus of primitive odontocete from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits of the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. It belongs to the Xenorophidae.
Paleobiology
Cotylocara 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.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
References
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{{Odontoceti|O.}}
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Category:Fossil taxa described in 2014
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