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| Koristocetus Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- 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.
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| Koristocetus | |
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