Pseudorca
Pseudorca is a genus with three members which include Pseudorca yokoyamai, Pseudorca yuanliensis and Pseudorca crassidens, of which P. crassidens (commonly known as the false killer whale) is the only extant member.
| Pseudorca Temporal range: Pliocene-recent | |
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| Pseudorca crassidens, or the false killer whale, the only extant member. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Delphinidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorca Reinhardt, 1862 |
Pseudorca yuanliensis is found in Pliocene layers in Yuanli, Taiwan, while Pseudorca yokoyamai is found in both Pliocene and Pleistocene rocks in Japan.[1][2] [3][4]
References
- "Pseudorca yokoyamai Matsumoto 1926 (false killer whale)". fossilworks.org.
- "Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 (false killer whale)". fossilworks.org.
- "Pseudorca yuanliensis Chang and Cheng 1998 (false killer whale)". fossilworks.org.
- "Pseudorca crassidens — False Killer Whale". Australian gov.
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