Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: O. Lambert. 2020. A new longirostrine sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the lower Miocene of the Pisco Basin (southern coast of Peru). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 18(20):1707-1742

Parent taxon: Physeteroidea according to O. Lambert 2020

Sister taxa: Acrophyseter, Albicetus, Angelocetus, Brygmophyseter, Cozzuoliphyseter, Eudelphis, Ferecetotherium, Hoplocetus, Kogiidae, Livyatan, Miophyseter, Physeterida, Physeteridae, Preaulophyseter, Scaldicetus, Zygophyseter

Subtaxa: Rhaphicetus valenciae

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Type: Rhaphicetus valenciae

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zamaca, ZM 27 (Miocene of Peru)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.