Aulophyseter

Aulophyseter
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Mammalia;
Order:	Cetacea;
Suborder:	Odontoceti;
Family:	Physeteridae;
Genus:	†Aulophyseter;
Species
	A. morricei; A. mediatlanticus; A. rionegrensis

Aulophyseter is an extinct genus of sperm whale from the Miocene formations of the West and East coasts of North America as well as the Patagonian region of South America. It is a possible synonym of some fossils assigned to Orycterocetus.

[edit] See also

Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates: A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time by Edwin H. Colbert, Michael Morales, and Eli C. Minkoff Pg.396.
Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean by Hal Whitehead
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals by William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, and J. G.M. Thewissen
http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Aulophyseter_morricei

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