Casatia thermophila is an extinct whale of the family Monodontidae and the type species of the genus Casatia, known from the Early Pliocene, roughly 5.1 to 4.5 million years ago. It was described in 2019 from a partial skull found in Italy, which Wikipedia says are the only known fossils of a monodontid from the Mediterranean Basin. Its closest living relatives are the narwhal and the beluga, yet its remains lie farther south than either, which supports the idea that the family evolved in warmer regions before adapting to cold water. The Paleobiology Database records the authority Bianucci and colleagues 2019 and two occurrences in the Zanclean age.
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Source Casatia (Wikipedia)
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Marine, Biomes Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Casatia thermophila
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Source Casatia (Wikipedia)Lead, type specimenQuote, Lead, type specimen
from a partial skull found in Italy
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1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Casatia thermophila
Paleobiology DatabaseEcospace, diet
"jdt": "piscivore"
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"jev": "marine,freshwater"
View the Source 2. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Casatia thermophila
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"ext": "0"
Casatia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Lead, cetacean
Casatia is an extinct genus of cetacean in the family Monodontidae, known from the Early Pliocene
Child Taxon Of: Monodontidae, Lead, family
Casatia is an extinct genus of cetacean in the family Monodontidae, known from the Early Pliocene
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