Biology:Idiorophus
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Idiorophus is a genus of extinct toothed whales in the family Physeteridae. Fossils have been found in the Colhuehuapian Gaiman Formation of Argentina and the Libano Sandstone in Italy.[1]
Idirophus is thought to have been 5.4–6.6 meters (18–22 ft) long.[2] The teeth of Idiorophus were similar in size to those of the modern orca. This species is thought to be a highly predatory sperm whale. The teeth are covered in enamel and show wear from eating large prey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Idiorophus at Fossilworks". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=36732.
- ↑ Paolucci, F.; Buono, M. R.; Fernández, M. S. (2025). "Awakening Patagonia's sleeping sperm whale: a new description of the Early Miocene Idiorophus patagonicus (Odontoceti, Physeteroidea)". Papers in Palaeontology 11 (2): e70007. doi:10.1002/spp2.70007. "The lower and upper boundaries of the TL estimated for Idiorophus are 5.42 m and 6.61 m, respectively".
- ↑ Hampe, O. (2006). "Middle/late Miocene hoplocetine sperm whale remains (Odontoceti: Physeteridae) of North Germany with an emended classification of the Hoplocetinae". Fossil Record 9 (1): 61–86. doi:10.1002/mmng.200600002. Bibcode: 2006FossR...9...61H.
Further reading
- R. Kellogg. 1925. Two physeteroid whales from California. Contributions to Palaeontology from the Carnegie Institution of Washington 348(1):1–35
- R. Lydekker. 1894. Cetacean skulls from Patagonia. Anales del Museo de la Plata II:1–13
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