| Aulophyseter | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | Physeteridae |
| Genus: | †Aulophyseter |
| Species | |
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A. morricei |
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Aulophyseter is an extinct genus of sperm whale from the Miocene formations of the West and East coasts of North America as well as the Patagonian region of South America. It is a possible synonym of some fossils assigned to Orycterocetus.
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