Miophyseter Kimura and Hasegawa 2022 (toothed whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: T. Kimura and Y. Hasegawa. 2022. A new physeteroid from the Lower Miocene of Japan. Paleontological Research 26(1):87-101

Parent taxon: Physeteroidea according to T. Kimura and Y. Hasegawa 2022

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

Subtaxa: Miophyseter chitaensis

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Toyohama (Miocene of Japan)

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