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Idiophyseter

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Idiophyseter
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Physeteridae
Subfamily: Physeterinae
Genus: Idiophyseter
R. Kellogg, 1925

Idiophyseter[1] is a genus of macroraptorial sperm whale from the Miocene. Its fossils have been found in Templeton California.[2] Idiophyseter was small in size compared to modern genera and its maxilla has single-rooted alveoli. It lacked ventral internal process of the sort present in the modern day genus of sperm whale (Physeter).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Contributions to Palaeontology from the Carnegie Institution of Washington".
  2. ^ "Templeton (Miocene of the United States)". PBDB.
  3. ^ "M. D. Uhen, R. E. Fordyce, and L. G. Barnes. 2008. Odontoceti. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America II:566-606". 2006-12-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)