Idiophyseter Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contributions to Palaeontology from the Carnegie Institution of Washington .
  2. Web site: 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 .

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