Orcinus paleorca
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Orcinus paleorca is a fossil species of Orcinus, the genus of killer whales (orca), dated to the Middle Pleistocene.
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Orcinus paleorca | |
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O. paleorca holotype, front view (left) and side view (right). Dotted lines indicate inferred dimensions. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Delphinidae |
Genus: | Orcinus |
Species: | †O. paleorca |
Binomial name | |
†Orcinus paleorca Matsumoto, 1937 | |
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