Pomatodelphis is an extinct genus of river dolphin from Middle Miocene marine deposits in Alabama, Maryland, Florida, Brazil, Germany, and France.
Etymology Pomatodelphis may be a typo for potamodelphis ("river dolphin") from , "river", and , "dolphin".
Classification Pomatodelphis belongs to the platanistid subfamily Pomatodelphininae, which is distinguished from the South Asian river dolphin in having a flattened rostrum, a transversely expanded posterior end of the premaxilla, an eye and bony orbit of normal size (not atrophied), and nasal bones not reduced in size but wide transversely. A close relative of Pomatodelphis is Prepomatodelphis from marine deposits in Austria. Three species are known, P. inaequalis, P. bobengi, and P. stenorhynchus.Barnes, L.G., 2006. A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Superfamily Platanistoidea (Mammalia, Cetacea, Odontoceti). Beitr. Palaont., 30:25-42.
Fossil distribution Fossils of Pomatodelphis have been found in: Citronelle Formation (Hemphillian), Alabama Solimões Formation (Huayquerian), Brazil Marks Head, Peace River and Statenhead Formations, Florida France Germany
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