Orycterocetus crocodilinus is an extinct sperm whale of the genus Orycterocetus, named by Cope and described from the middle Miocene Calvert Formation of eastern North America. It is one of three species placed in the genus, alongside the type species O. quadratidens and O. cornutidens. The genus Orycterocetus is a member of the superfamily Physeteroidea, closely related to the crown group of sperm whales, and is known from the Miocene of the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is thought to have been similar in size to Acrophyseter. The Paleobiology Database places the species in the family Physeteridae and records it as an extinct marine animal.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Orycterocetus crocodilinus
In Biome
Marine, Biomes Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Orycterocetus crocodilinus
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Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database fossil occurrences of Orycterocetus crocodilinusOccurrence list, countryQuote, Occurrence list, country
"cc": "BE"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database fossil occurrences of Orycterocetus crocodilinusOccurrence list, countryQuote, Occurrence list, country
"cc": "FR"
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database fossil occurrences of Orycterocetus crocodilinusOccurrence list, countryQuote, Occurrence list, country
"cc": "US"
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1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Orycterocetus crocodilinus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Taxon record, extinct status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Taxon record, environment
"taxon_environment": "marine,freshwater"
Taxon record, diet, piscivore
"diet": "piscivore, carnivore"
Taxon record, diet, carnivore
"diet": "piscivore, carnivore"
In Biome: Marine, Taxon record, habitat
"taxon_environment": "marine,freshwater"
Child Taxon Of: Physeteridae, Taxon record, family
"family": "Physeteridae"
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In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), LeadQuote, In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Lead
Orycterocetus is an extinct genus of sperm whale from the Miocene of the northern Atlantic Ocean.
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