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Aulophyseter morricei

Mammals

Aulophyseter morricei is an extinct sperm whale of the Miocene and a species of the genus Aulophyseter, which is placed in the subfamily Physeterinae. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Oidawara Formation of Japan and in the United States, in the Temblor Formation of California and the St. Marys Formation of Maryland. Aulophyseter is estimated to have been 6.4 metres (21 feet) long and to have weighed about 1,100 kilograms (2,400 pounds). Its small teeth lack enamel, which suggests that its feeding habits were more similar to those of modern sperm whales than to other early sperm whales, and its diet was largely limited to cephalopods and fish.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Diet
Piscivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine and Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
No 1
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Body Size Band
Giant 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Physeteridae, Taxa
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Aulophyseter morricei

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Aulophyseter morricei
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Source Aulophyseter (Wikipedia)History of discovery, Temblor Formation
Quote, History of discovery, Temblor Formation
Temblor Formation, California
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Aulophyseter morricei
Paleobiology Database
  • Taxon record, extant status
    "is_extant": "extinct"
  • Taxon record, environment
    "taxon_environment": "marine,freshwater"
  • Taxon record, diet, carnivore
    "diet": "piscivore, carnivore"
  • Taxon record, diet, piscivore
    "diet": "piscivore, carnivore"
  • Child Taxon Of: Physeteridae, Taxon record, family
    "family": "Physeteridae"
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2. Aulophyseter (Wikipedia)
  • History of discovery, Temblor Formation
    Temblor Formation, California
  • Description, genus length
    Aulophyseter is estimated to have been 6.4 metres (21 ft) long, and weighed approximately 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb).
  • In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Lead
    Aulophyseter is an extinct genus of sperm whales from the subfamily Physeterinae that existed during the Miocene.
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Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Aulophyseter morricei
Paleobiology DatabaseIn Biome: Marine, Taxon record, habitat
Quote, In Biome: Marine, Taxon record, habitat
"taxon_environment": "marine,freshwater"
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