A new longirostrine sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the lower Miocene of the Pisco Basin (southern coast of Peru)

• Main Authors: Lambert, Olivier, Muizon, Christian De, Urbina, Mario, Bianucci, Giovanni
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Subjects: Physiology; FOS Biological sciences; Evolutionary Biology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Developmental Biology; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Pisco; Fossa; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12981938; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_new_longirostrine_sperm_whale_Cetacea_Physeteroidea_from_the_lower_Miocene_of_the_Pisco_Basin_southern_coast_of_Peru_/12981938

The modern sperm whales Kogia and Physeter (superfamily Physeteroidea) represent highly disparate, relict members of a group of odontocetes that peaked in diversity during the middle to late Miocene. Based on a highly informative specimen (including the cranium with ear bones, mandibles, teeth and s...