Aulophyseter
| Aulophyseter | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | Physeteridae |
| Genus: | †Aulophyseter Kellogg, 1927[1] |
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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.
Aulophyseter reached a length of 6 m (20 ft) with an estimated body weight of 1100 kg.[2]
Related species
See also
- Evolution of Cetaceans
References
- Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time by Edwin H. Colbert, Michael Morales, and Eli C. Minkoff Pg.396.
- Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean by Hal Whitehead
- Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals by William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J. G.M. Thewissen
- http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Aulophyseter_morricei