Aprixokogia Temporal range: Zanclean | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Kogiidae |
Subfamily: | Kogiinae |
Genus: | †Aprixokogia |
Aprixokogia is an extinct genus of cetacean in the family Kogiidae that lived during the Pliocene in what is now North Carolina. It shared its habitat with ancestors of the modern pilot whale and pygmy right whale, as well as sea turtles and Pelagornis.
References
- "Fossilworks: Aprixokogia".
- "Fossilworks: Lee Creek Mine". Archived from the original on September 21, 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aprixokogia |
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