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Physeteroidea is a
superfamily that
includes three extant species of whales: the
sperm whale, in the
genus Physeter, and the
pygmy sperm whale and dwarf...
- an
organ present in the
heads of
toothed whales of the
superfamily Physeteroidea, in
particular the
sperm whale. This
organ contains a waxy
liquid called...
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whales were
highly predatory whales of the
sperm whale superfamily (
Physeteroidea) of the
Miocene epoch that
hunted large marine mammals,
including other...
- Muizon, C. (2017). "Macroraptorial
Sperm Whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti,
Physeteroidea) from the
Miocene of Peru".
Zoological Journal of the
Linnean Society...
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Kogia is a
genus of
toothed whales within the
superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two
extant and two
extinct species from the Neogene:
Pygmy sperm whale...
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families Kogiidae and
Physeteridae are
combined as the
superfamily Physeteroidea (see the
separate entry on the
sperm whale family).
Swedish ichthyologist...
- and narwhal)
Family Phocoenidae, 6 species (porpoises)
Superfamily Physeteroidea (sperm whales)
Family Kogiidae, 2 species (pygmy and
dwarf sperm whales)...
- Cuitiño (2020). "'Aulophyseter'
rionegrensis (Cetacea: Odontoceti:
Physeteroidea) from the
Miocene of
Patagonia (Argentina): a reappraisal". Zoological...
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saturated than the blubber. The
melons of the
Delphinidae (dolphins) and
Physeteroidea (sperm whales) have a
significant amount of wax ester,
whereas those...
- Muizon, C. (2017). "Macroraptorial
Sperm Whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti,
Physeteroidea) from the
Miocene of Peru".
Zoological Journal of the
Linnean Society...
