Idiophyseter

Idiophyseter^[1] is a genus of macroraptorial sperm whale from the Miocene. Its fossils have been found in Templeton California.^[2] Idiophyseter was small in size compared to modern genera and its maxilla has single-rooted alveoli. It lacked ventral internal process of the sort present in the modern day genus of sperm whale (Physeter).^[3]

Idiophyseter Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Physeteridae
Subfamily:	Physeterinae
Genus:	†Idiophyseter R. Kellogg, 1925