Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Alternative combinations: Diaphorocetus mediatlanticus, Hypocetus atlanticus, Hypocetus mediatlanticus, Orycterocetus mediatlanticus, Paracetus mediatlanticus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1895. Fourth contribution to the marine fauna of the Miocene Period of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosphical Society 34:135-155
Belongs to Aulophyseter according to S. J. Godfrey and O. Lambert 2023
See also Allen 1921, Case 1904, Cope 1895, Gottfried et al. 1994, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kazár 2002, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Uhen et al. 2008
Sister taxon: Aulophyseter morricei
Type specimen: USNM 10594. Its type locality is Drum Point, which is in a Tortonian offshore shelf horizon in the St Marys Formation of Maryland.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida, Maryland collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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