| Aulophyseter Temporal range: Mid-Late Miocene ~ | |
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| Skeleton of A. morricei at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Superfamily: | Physeteroidea |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Aulophyseter Kellogg, 1927[1] |
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Life restoration
Aulophyseter is an extinct genus of sperm whales from the Miocene formations of the west and east coasts of North America.
Aulophyseter reached a length of approximately 6 metres (20 ft) with an estimated body weight of 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb).[2]
Distribution
Fossils of Aulophyseter have been found in:[3]
- Oidawara Formation, Japan
- United States
See also
References
- ↑ Remington, Kellogg (1927). "Study of the skull of a fossil sperm-whale from the Temblor Miocene of Southern California". Contributions to Palaeontology from the Carnegie Institution of Washington: 3–24.
- ↑ R. Nieuwenhuys (1998) The central nervous system of vertebrates, Volume 1 p.2130
- ↑ Aulophyseter at Fossilworks.org
- 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
- Aulophyseter morricei
External links
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