Biology:Kogiopsis
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Kogiidae |
| Genus: | †Kogiopsis Kellogg, 1929 |
| Species: | †K. floridana
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| Binomial name | |
| †Kogiopsis floridana | |
Kogiopsis is a genus of Middle Miocene cetacean from the family Kogiidae.[1] Kogiopsis had very long teeth, 3–12.7 centimetres (1.2–5.0 in) long, without root. These teeth are found mostly in Florida and South Carolina. In addition to its teeth, Kogiopsis is known primarily from mandibles. The anatomy of the teeth and lower jaws are similar to those of the extinct sperm whale genus, Orycterocetus.
References
- ↑ R. E. Fordyce & C. de Muizon (2001). "Evolutionary history of the cetaceans: a review". in Jean-Michel Mazin & Vivian de Buffrénil. Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in the Water: Proceedings of the International Meeting, Poitiers, 1996. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 169–233. ISBN 978-3-931516-88-8.
External links
- http://www.fossilsonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=415
- http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=36745
- http://www.blackriverfossils.org/Portals/0/Product/ditchweezil/DSC00746.JPG
Wikidata ☰ Q6425804 entry
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