†Orycterocetus cornutidens Leidy 1856
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Alternative combination: Physeter cornutidens
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notice of remains of extinct vertebrated animals discovered by Professor E. Emmons. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:255-257
Belongs to Orycterocetus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Case 1904, Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Leidy 1856, Trouessart 1898 and Trouessart 1904
Sister taxa: Orycterocetus crocodilinus, Orycterocetus quadratidens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Green Mill Run, which is in a Zanclean marine horizon in the Yorktown Formation of North Carolina
Distribution: found only at Green Mill Run
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