Physeterula

Physeterula was a prehistoric close relative of the sperm whale that lived in Europe and the United States ^[2] during the Late Miocene.^[1]

Physeterula Temporal range: Late Miocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Physeteridae
Subfamily:	Physeterinae
Genus:	†Physeterula Van Beneden, 1877
Type species
†Physeterula dubusi Van Beneden, 1877
Other species[2]
†P. neolassicus Veatch and Stephenson, 1911[3]

This large species is the most stemward physeterid, retaining functional upper teeth lacking enamel.^[1]