Aulophyseter is an extinct genus of sperm whales from the Miocene formations of the west and east coasts of North America.
Aulophyseter Temporal range: Mid-Late Miocene
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Skeleton of A. morricei at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Superfamily: | Physeteroidea |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Aulophyseter Kellogg, 1927[1] |
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Aulophyseter reached a length of approximately 6 metres (20 ft) with an estimated body weight of 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb).[2]
Fossils of Aulophyseter have been found in:[3]