WebAlbicetus oxymycterus, a New Generic Name and Redescription of a Basal Physeteroid (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California, and the Evolution of Body Size in Sperm Whal WebOntocetus oxymycterus Kellogg Albicetus oxymycterus (Kellogg, 1925) Data Source NMNH - Paleobiology Dept. USNM Number V10923 Type Citation Kellogg. 1925. U.S.Natl.Mus.Proc. 66,art.27: 1-8, pl.1-2. Type Status holotype Common name walrus Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria …
Ontocetus oxymycterus: white whale fossil WFS
WebDescription From the top to the bottom: Livyatan melvillei,the largest whale-predators to have ever existed. Albicetus oxymycterus,which was originally classified as a species of the extinct walrus 'Ontocetus oxymycterus'. Brygmophyseter shigensis,a.k.a biting sperm whale,that used to be classified into the genus 'Naganocetus '. WebThe fossil whale was originally described and named in 1925 by Smithsonian scientist Remington Kellogg as Ontocetus oxymycterus, but Kellogg miscategorized it as belonging to a group of extinct walruses. ... especially since we studied A. oxymycterus alongside the skeletons of some of its modern-day relatives in the collections here at the ... flash bulb sound effect
Ontocetus oxymycterus Kellogg: Upper Rostrum 3D Digitization
WebHere we provide a redescription of Ontocetus oxymycterus, a large but incomplete fossil sperm whale specimen from the middle Miocene Monterey Formation of California, described by Remington Kellogg in 1925. The type specimen consists of a partial rostrum, both mandibles, an isolated upper rostrum fragment, and incomplete tooth fragments. WebHere we provide a redescription of Ontocetus oxymycterus, a large but incomplete fossil sperm whale specimen from the middle Miocene Monterey Formation of California, described by Remington Kellogg in 1925. The type specimen consists of a partial rostrum, both mandibles, an isolated upper rostrum fragment, and incomplete tooth fragments. WebOntocetus oxymycterus Kellogg Albicetus oxymycterus (Kellogg, 1925) Data Source NMNH - Paleobiology Dept. USNM Number V10923 Type Citation Kellogg. 1925. … flash bulb photography 1 time flash