Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Megapterygius stocky limbs with sharp claws

stocky limbs with sharp claws that helped it grasp prey and move around its environment

gigantea was the largest species

seasonal climate in the western part of the ancient Laramidia Plate during the Late Campanian

highlighting the instability of its classification

Eurhinodelphis cocheteuxi Megapterygius stocky limbs with sharp clawsEurhinodelphis cocheteuxi was a eurhinodelphinid odontocete from the Miocene of Europe, known primarily from fossil remains recovered in the Antwerp region of Belgium, within marine deposits along the southern margin of the former North Sea Basin. Originally described by Du Bus in 1867 and later revised on the basis of additional cranial material, this taxon represents one of the most characteristic long snouted fossil dolphins of the European