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Idiorophus patagonicus

Mammals

Idiorophus patagonicus is an extinct sperm whale of the family Physeteridae, first named by Lydekker in 1894 and placed in the genus Idiorophus. The Paleobiology Database records it as an extinct marine animal. The genus Idiorophus is a group of extinct toothed whales whose fossils come from the Gaiman Formation of Argentina and the Libano Sandstone of Italy, in rocks of the early Miocene, which makes it one of the oldest sperm whales. Members of the genus are thought to have been about 5.4 to 6.6 metres long and highly predatory, with enamel-covered teeth about the size of an orca's that show wear from eating large prey.

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 Idiorophus (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Idiorophus patagonicus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Argentina

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database fossil occurrences of Idiorophus patagonicusOccurrence list, country
Quote, Occurrence list, country
"cc": "AR"
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Idiorophus patagonicus
Paleobiology Database
  • Taxon 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"
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2. Idiorophus (Wikipedia)
  • Description, genus length
    Idirophus is thought to have been 5.42-6.61 meters (17.8-21.7 ft) long.
  • In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Lead
    Idiorophus is a genus of extinct toothed whales in the family Physeteridae.
  • Child Taxon Of: Physeteridae, Lead
    Idiorophus is a genus of extinct toothed whales in the family Physeteridae.
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