†Acrophyseter Lambert et al. 2008 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: O. Lambert, G. Bianucci, and C. Muizon. 2008. A new stem-sperm whale (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteroidea) from the Latest Miocene of Peru. Comptes Rendus Palevol 7(6):361-369

Parent taxon: Physeteroidea according to A. Collareta et al. 2017

See also Benites-Palomino et al. 2023, Berta 2017, Lambert et al. 2008, Lambert et al. 2017, Marx et al. 2016 and Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Albicetus, Angelocetus, Brygmophyseter, Cozzuoliphyseter, Eudelphis, Ferecetotherium, Hoplocetus, Kogiidae, Livyatan, Miophyseter, Physeterida, Physeteridae, Preaulophyseter, Rhaphicetus, Scaldicetus, Zygophyseter

Subtaxa: Acrophyseter deinodon Acrophyseter robustus

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Type: Acrophyseter deinodon

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Panama (1 collection), Peru (3)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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