Kogiopsis

Kogiopsis; Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Kogiidae
Genus:	†Kogiopsis; Kellogg, 1929
Species:	†K. floridana
Binomial name
	†Kogiopsis floridana; Kellogg, 1929 [1]

Kogiopsis is a genus of Middle Miocene cetacean from the family Kogiidae.[2] Kogiopsis had very long teeth, 3–12.7 centimetres (1.2–5.0 in) long, without root. These teeth are found mostly in Florida and South Carolina. In addition to its teeth, Kogiopsis is known primarily from mandibles. The anatomy of the teeth and lower jaws are similar to those of the extinct sperm whale genus, Orycterocetus.

References

Remington Kellogg (1929). "A new fossil toothed whale from Florida". American Museum Novitates (389): 1–10. hdl:2246/3135.
R. E. Fordyce & C. de Muizon (2001). "Evolutionary history of the cetaceans: a review". In Jean-Michel Mazin & Vivian de Buffrénil (ed.). Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in the Water: Proceedings of the International Meeting, Poitiers, 1996. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 169–233. ISBN 978-3-931516-88-8.

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[1] Remington Kellogg (1929). "A new fossil toothed whale from Florida". American Museum Novitates (389): 1–10. hdl:2246/3135.

[2] R. E. Fordyce & C. de Muizon (2001). "Evolutionary history of the cetaceans: a review". In Jean-Michel Mazin & Vivian de Buffrénil (ed.). Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in the Water: Proceedings of the International Meeting, Poitiers, 1996. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. pp. 169–233. ISBN 978-3-931516-88-8.