Idiophyseter merriami Kellogg 1925 (sperm whale)

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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