<i>Koristocetus pescei</i> gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru
Among odontocetes, members of the family Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) are known as small-sized and in many respects enigmatic relatives of the great sperm whale <i>Physeter macrocephalus</i>. Most of the still scanty fossil record of Kogiidae is represented by isolated skul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Fossil Record |
| Online Access: | https://www.foss-rec.net/20/259/2017/fr-20-259-2017.pdf |