Orcinus paleorca
Orcinus paleorca is a fossil species of Orcinus, the genus of killer whales (orca), dated to the Middle Pleistocene.
| Orcinus paleorca | |
|---|---|
| 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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