†Platyscaphokogia Collareta et al. 2020 (pygmy sperm whale)
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Full reference: A. Collareta, O. Lambert, C. Muizon, A. M. Benites Palomino, M. Urbina and G. Bianucci. 2020. A new physeteroid from the late Miocene of Peru expands the diversity of extinct dwarf and pygmy sperm whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 19(5):79-100
Parent taxon: Scaphokogiinae according to A. Collareta et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Scaphokogia
Subtaxa: Platyscaphokogia landinii
Type: Platyscaphokogia landinii
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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