†Scaphokogia totajpe Benites-Palomino et al. 2020 (pygmy sperm whale)
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Full reference: A. Benites-Palomino, J. Vélez-Juarbe, R. Salas-Gismondi and M. Urbina. 2020. Scaphokogia totajpe, sp. nov., a new bulky-faced pygmy sperm whale (Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1728538
Belongs to Scaphokogia according to A. Benites-Palomino et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Scaphokogia cochlearis
Type specimen: MUSM 973, a partial skull (subcom- plete cranium, including the tympanic bulla, but lacking mandible & periotic). Its type locality is Sud Sacaco, Montemar, which is in a Messinian paralic siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sud Sacaco, Montemar
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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