''Urkudelphis'' is an extinct genus of

cetacean Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...

. The type species, ''Urkudelphis chawpipacha'', was described in 2017 based on fossils found in the

Dos Bocas Formation The Dos Bocas Formation is a Chattian, about 26 to 24 Ma, ( Deseadan in the SALMA classification) geologic formation of the Progreso Basin in southwestern Ecuador. Description The formation comprises moderately-sorted, fine to medium sandston ...

of Ecuador.''Urkudelphis''
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.org It was a type of river dolphin.

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River dolphins Oligocene mammals of South America Deseadan Paleogene Ecuador Fossils of Ecuador Fossil taxa described in 2017 {{paleo-whale-stub