Biology:Idiophyseter
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Short description: Extinct genus of whales
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ "Contributions to Palaeontology from the Carnegie Institution of Washington". https://www.phylonimbus.com/references/journal/5166/contributions-to-palaeontology-from-the-carnegie-i/.
- ↑ "Templeton (Miocene of the United States)". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicCollectionSearch?collection_no=45495&is_real_user=1.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q85768896 entry
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