†Kogiopsis floridana Kellogg 1929 (sperm whale)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Alternative combination: Kogiopsis floridanus
Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1929. A new fossil toothed whale from Florida. American Museum Novitates 389:1-10
Belongs to Kogiopsis according to M. D. Uhen et al. 2008
See also Kazár 2002, Kellogg 1929 and Sherman 1952
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 20470, a mandible. Its type locality is American Cyanimid Company, which is in a Tortonian marginal marine sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.