Koristocetus is an extinct genus of kogiid cetacean that lived in what is now Peru during the Late Miocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species K. pescei.[1]

References

  1. ^ Collareta, Alberto; Lambert, Olivier; de Muizon, Christian; Urbina, Mario; Bianucci, Giovanni (7 December 2012). "<i>Koristocetus pescei</i> gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru". Fossil Record. 20 (2): 259–278. doi:10.5194/fr-20-259-2017. hdl:11568/891486. ISSN 2193-0074. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Copernicus Publications.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koristocetus
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