''Eosqualodon'' is a genus of squalodontid odontocete from the

Late Oligocene The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the pro ...

Early Miocene The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages: the Aquitanian age, Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages. The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 annum, Ma to ...

(Chattian-Aquitanian) of northwestern Germany and northeastern Italy.

Taxonomy and description

Two species are recognized, ''E. langewieschei'' and ''E. latirostris''. The latter was originally described as a subspecies of ''Squalodon bariensis'', ''S. b. latirostris'', but is distinct from ''S. bariensis''. ''Eosqualodon'' can be distinguished from '' Squalodon'' in having a broader rostral base, the caudal border of the external nares (blowhole) at the height of the caudal part of the orbits, and weakly developed intertemporal construction.G. Capellini. 1903. Avanzi di squalodonte nella Arenaria di Grumi dei Frati Presso Schio. Memorie della R. Accademia delle Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna 10:1-11

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q48798872 Miocene mammals of Europe Oligocene mammals of Europe Squalodontidae Oligocene cetaceans Miocene cetaceans Miocene genus extinctions Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 1968