†Idiophyseter merriami Kellogg 1925 (sperm whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1925. Two physeteroid whales from California. Contributions to Palaeontology from the Carnegie Institution of Washington 348(1):1-35
Belongs to Idiophyseter according to R. Kellogg 1925
See also Barnes 1977, Hay 1930, Kazár 2002 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 24287. Its type locality is Templeton, which is in a Langhian marine claystone in California.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Templeton
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