Orycterocetus quadratidens Leidy 1853 (sperm whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae

Alternative combination: Physeter quadratidens

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1853. [Observations on extinct Cetacea]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 6:377-378

Belongs to Orycterocetus according to M. D. Uhen et al. 2008

See also Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kazár 2002, Kellogg 1965, Leidy 1852, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1856, Leidy 1869, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904

Sister taxa: Orycterocetus cornutidens, Orycterocetus crocodilinus

Type specimen: ANSP 9065 - 9069, a mandible (2 teeth, 2 partial mandibular rami)

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Green Mill Run (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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