Scaphokogia Explained

Scaphokogia is an extinct genus of pygmy sperm whales that lived off the coasts of Mexico and Peru, South America during the Late Miocene to Late Pliocene. Two species have currently been described: the type species S. cochlearis and S. totajpe.^[1] Fossils of Scaphokogia have been found in the Tirabuzon Formation of Baja California and the Pisco Formation of Peru.^[2] Scaphokogia existed about 5 million years ago, and were relatively rare animals.^[3]

External links

• Scaphokogia at ZipcodeZoo

Notes and References

1. Benites-Palomino . Aldo . Vélez-Juarbe . Jorge . Salas-Gismondi . Rodolfo . Urbina . Mario . 2019-11-02 . Scaphokogia totajpe, sp. nov., a new bulky-faced pygmy sperm whale (Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . en . 39 . 6 . e1728538 . 10.1080/02724634.2019.1728538 . 0272-4634.
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=62928 Scaphokogia
3. Hendy. Austin J. W.. Gracia. Carlos De. Wood. Aaron R.. Velez-Juarbe. Jorge. 2015-04-29. Evolutionary Patterns among Living and Fossil Kogiid Sperm Whales: Evidence from the Neogene of Central America. PLOS ONE. en. 10. 4. e0123909. 10.1371/journal.pone.0123909. 1932-6203. 4414568. 25923213. 2015PLoSO..1023909V. free.