Koristocetus pescei gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru

• Published in: Fossil Record
• Main Authors: A. Collareta, O. Lambert, C. de Muizon, M. Urbina, G. Bianucci
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017
• Subjects: Paleontology; QE701-760; Fossa; Pisco; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-20-259-2017; https://doaj.org/article/e7e1a8073ed5413499c4a1668cbf2f71

Among odontocetes, members of the family Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) are known as small-sized and in many respects enigmatic relatives of the great sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus . Most of the still scanty fossil record of Kogiidae is represented by isolated skulls and ear bones from...