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

Late Oligocene The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/ Series. It spans the time between . The Chattian is preceded by the Rupelian and is followed by the Aquitanian (the lowest stage ...

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 ''Squalodon'' is an extinct genus of whales of the Oligocene and Miocene epochs, belonging to the family Squalodontidae. Named by Jean-Pierre Sylvestre de Grateloup in 1840, it was originally believed to be an iguanodontid dinosaur but has sinc ...

'' 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 Prehistoric toothed whales Oligocene cetaceans Miocene cetaceans Miocene genus extinctions Prehistoric cetacean genera