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Koristocetus
Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: †Koristocetus
Species: †K. pescei
Binomial name
†Koristocetus pescei
Collareta et. al., 2017

Koristocetus is an extinct genus of kogiid cetacean that lived in what is now Peru during the Late Miocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species K. pescei.

References

  1. Collareta, Alberto; Lambert, Olivier; de Muizon, Christian; Urbina, Mario; Bianucci, Giovanni (7 December 2012). "<i>Koristocetus pescei</i> gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru". Fossil Record. 20 (2): 259–278. doi:10.5194/fr-20-259-2017. ISSN 2193-0074. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Copernicus Publications.
Taxon identifiers
Koristocetus


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