Koristocetus
| Koristocetus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Kogiidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †K. pescei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Koristocetus pescei Collareta et. al., 2017 | |
Koristocetus is an extinct genus of kogiid cetacean that lived in what is now Peru during the Late Miocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species K. pescei.[1]
References
- ^ Collareta, Alberto; Lambert, Olivier; de Muizon, Christian; Urbina, Mario; Bianucci, Giovanni (7 December 2012). "<i>Koristocetus pescei</i> gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru". Fossil Record. 20 (2): 259–278. doi:10.5194/fr-20-259-2017. hdl:11568/891486. ISSN 2193-0074. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Copernicus Publications.