Physeterula

Last updated

Physeterula
Temporal range: Late Miocene [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Physeteridae
Subfamily: Physeterinae
Genus:† Physeterula
Van Beneden, 1877
Type species
†Physeterula dubusi
Other species [2]

†P. neolassicusVeatch and Stephenson, 1911 [3]

Physeterula was a prehistoric close relative of the sperm whale that lived in Europe and the United States [2] during the Late Miocene. [1]

This large species is the most stemward physeterid, retaining functional upper teeth lacking enamel. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lambert, Olivier (January 2008). "Sperm whales from the Miocene of the North Sea: A re-appraisal". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre. 78: 277–316.
  2. 1 2 Physeterula in the Paleobiology Database
  3. ↑ Physeterula neolassicus in the Paleobiology Database


Perucetus colossus life reconstruction.png

This prehistoric cetacean-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.