Scaphokogia is an extinct genus of pygmy sperm whales that lived off the coasts of Mexico and Peru, South America during the Late Miocene to Late Pliocene. Two species have currently been described: the type species S. cochlearis and S. totajpe.[1] Fossils of Scaphokogia have been found in the Tirabuzon Formation of Baja California and the Pisco Formation of Peru.[2] Scaphokogia existed about 5 million years ago, and were relatively rare animals.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Kogiidae |
| Subfamily: | †Scaphokogiinae |
| Genus: | †Scaphokogia Muizon 1988 |
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References
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- ^ Benites-Palomino, Aldo; Vélez-Juarbe, Jorge; Salas-Gismondi, Rodolfo; Urbina, Mario (2019-11-02). "Scaphokogia totajpe, sp. nov., a new bulky-faced pygmy sperm whale (Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (6): e1728538. Bibcode:2019JVPal..39E8538B. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1728538. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ^ Scaphokogia at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Hendy, Austin J. W.; Gracia, Carlos De; Wood, Aaron R.; Velez-Juarbe, Jorge (2015-04-29). "Evolutionary Patterns among Living and Fossil Kogiid Sperm Whales: Evidence from the Neogene of Central America". PLOS ONE. 10 (4): e0123909. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1023909V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123909. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4414568. PMID 25923213.
External links
edit- Scaphokogia at ZipcodeZoo