Watercolour painting of Goniodelphis hudsoni, the Florida river dolphin. It's a Miocene relative of today's South American river dolphins.

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The Suprise Discovery Of The World's Largest Prehistoric Dolphin Reveals Unlikely Link

A surprise fossil found in the Amazon rainforest connects to both ancient saltwater dolphins and contemporary freshwater kin. The largest river dolphin fossil has been found — thousands of miles from its nearest living relative, reports an international group of paleontologists in Science Advances.... #uzh #amazon #dolphins #science #platanistidae #discoveries #fossil #peru #zurich #southamerica #worldnews #riverdolphin #giantdolphin #worldwithoutus

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-suprise-discovery-of-the-worlds-largest-prehistoric-dolphin-reveals

Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon | Fossils | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/20/fossil-skull-giant-ancient-river-dolphin-amazon-peru-extinction

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Delfín rosado--omacha: https://x.com/FundacionOmacha/status/1719398829806469275?s=20 #Amazonia #Amazonas #Amazonasdelfin #riverdolphin #Tikuna #Ticuna