Diaphorocetus ortegai is an extinct sperm whale of the genus Diaphorocetus, named by Lambert and colleagues in 2023. The Paleobiology Database places it in the family Physeteridae and records it as an extinct, actively mobile marine animal. The genus Diaphorocetus is an extinct genus of odontocete cetacean belonging to Physeteroidea, whose remains were found in the Monte León Formation of Argentina and date to the Early Miocene. With a total body length of 3.5 to 4 metres, the genus is one of the smallest physeteroids yet known. Its small teeth and the bottleneck-like shape of its rostrum suggest a feeding strategy intermediate between raptorial sperm whales and living sperm whales.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Diaphorocetus ortegai
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Marine, Biomes Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Diaphorocetus ortegai
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Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database fossil occurrences of Diaphorocetus ortegaiOccurrence list, countryQuote, Occurrence list, country
"cc": "PE"
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1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Diaphorocetus ortegai
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"
View the Source 2. Diaphorocetus (Wikipedia)
Paleobiology, genus length
With a total body length of 3.5-4 m, Diaphorocetus is one of the smallest physeteroids yet known.
In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Lead
Diaphorocetus is an extinct genus of odontocete cetacean belonging to Physeteroidea.
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